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2019-03-25 11:17:32
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonArrigo Boito’s unique interpretation of the Goethe play had a splendid performance by Pablo Bemsch in the lead role Arrigo Boito is probably most familiar as the remarkable writer and librettist who provided the elderly Verdi with the texts for Otello and Falstaff. However, he was also an exceptional composer in his own right, and Mefistofele, the better known of his two operas, ranks among the great works of the 19th century. It derives from
2019-03-25 08:55:20
The road not taken: Boito's Mefistofele makes a rare London appearance with Chelsea Opera Group in terrific form
Boito: Mefistofele - Vazgen GazaryanChelsea Opera Group (photo Robert Workman) Boito Mefistofele; Vazgen Gazaryan, Elizabeth Llewellyn, Pablo Bemsch, Chelsea Opera Group, Matthew Scott Rogers; Queen Elizabeth Hall Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 5 February 2019 Star rating: 4.5 (★★★★½) A rare opportunity to hear this important work, in a performance full of drama and vivid singingIt is 20 years since an opera company performed Boito's Mefistofele in London (my thanks to colleagues on Twitter for confirming that the Royal Opera gave a concert performance in 1998 and English National Opera staged it in 1999), which seems a long gap for such a significant work in Italian operatic history. Created by a young Turk intent on reforming Italian opera [Boito was 26 when it premiered in 1868], Meftistofele was a failure at first and despite later success its composer is now best known as the librettist of Verdi's final […]
2016-02-08 15:00:49
Out of the passerine
Here’s a lesser piece by a great composer, single-handedly “rescued” for our generation by Angela Gheorghiu. Giacomo Puccini: La Rondine Royal Opera, Covent Garden Marco Armiliato, conductor July 2013 Magda – Angela Gheorghiu Ruggero Lastouc – Charles Castronovo Lisette – Sabina Puertolas Prunier – Edgaras Montvidas Rambaldo Fernandez – Pietro Spagnoli Yvette – Dusica Bijelic Bianca – Hanna Hipp Suzy – Justina Gringyte Gobin – Pablo Bemsch Périchaud – John Cunningham Crébillon – Ashley Riches Georgette – Kathy Batho Gabriella – Melissa Alder Lolette – Amanda Floyd Rabonier – Jonathan Fisher Young man – Elliot Goldie Distant voice – Dusica Bijelic Maître d’hôtel – John Bernays Photo © ROH / Catherine Ashmore 2013
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2014-09-15 16:34:48
Rigoletto to be shown for free on BP Big Screens in 2014
Dimitri Platanias as Rigoletto, Zhengzhong Zhou as Marullo and Pablo Bemsch as Matteo Borsa with the chorus in Rigoletto © Johan Persson/ROH 2012 David McVicar 's dark and potent production of Verdi's Rigoletto will be shown free on outdoor BP Big Screens across the UK on Wednesday 17 September 2014. The performance stars Dimitri Platanias , Piero Pretti and Eri Nakamura and will be conducted by Maurizio Benini . The story Rigoletto, court jester to the libertine Duke of Mantua, is cursed by the father of one of the Duke’s victims for his irreverent laughter. When the Duke seduces Rigoletto’s daughter Gilda, it seems the curse is taking effect. Find our more with our 5 things you need to know about Rigoletto . An important work in the history of opera Verdi described Rigoletto as his best opera and it has since become one of the art form's most performed […]
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