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2020-02-10 07:27:48
Les vêpres Siciliennes: Verdi's French Grand Opera makes a rare appearance in Welsh National Opera's striking new production
[…] so the company's new production held great interest.Welsh National Opera's new production of Verdi's Les vêpres Siciliennes, the final of David Pountney's three middle-period Verdi operas for WNO (previously La forza del destino and Un ballo in maschera), opened at the Wales Millennium Centre on Saturday 8 February 2020. Carlo Rizzi conducted with Jung Soo Yun as Henri, Anush Hovhannisyan as Helene, Giorgio Caoduro as Guy de Montfort, Wojtek Gierlach as Procida, plus Wyn Pencarreg as Le Sire De Béthune, Christine Byrne as Ninette, Robyn Lyn Evans as Daniéli / Mainfroid, Gareth Brynmor John as Robert, Alexander Sprague as Thibault, and Alastair Moore as Le Comte de Vaudemont. Choreography was by Caroline Finn with dancers from the National Dance Company of Wales. Sets were designed by Raimund Bauer, and costumes by Marie-Jeanne Lecca. Staging a French Grand Opera is a tricky business, the rather formalised structure […]
2019-03-30 16:36:16
Steam-punk & virtuosity: Donizetti's Roberto Devereux at WNO with Joyce El-Khoury & Barry Banks
[…] something noble and distinguished, with just the right sort of vicious edge when he realises quite what his friend and his wife have been up to!The supporting cast were all up to the same standard, though in this production it is tricky to tell Cecil, Raleigh, the Page and Nottingham's confidante from each other but their role was to facilitate the drama and Robyn Lyn Evans, George Newton-Fitzgerald (a member of the WNO chorus), Wyn Pencarreg and Philip Smith did admirably. Donizetti: Roberto Devereux - Welsh National Opera (photo Bill Cooper) The chorus was, as usual, on terrific form though Donizetti does not give them really enough to do. Conductor James Southall showed that he doesn't just know the music [as a WNO repetiteur he has probably bashed through it plenty of times on the piano] but loves it and understands it. It is difficult to take seriously an […]
2018-06-26 11:34:38
Anglais - First Revival of Richard Jones’ La bohème at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
[…] all the more impressive by the fact that he was originally scheduled to play Schaunard, and had to step in to replace Andrei Bondarenko in the larger role. Meanwhile, the new Schaunard, Andrzej Filończyk, sometimes feels slightly underpowered but reveals a highly pleasing voice that makes for a good performance overall. Vlada Borovko displays a sumptuous soprano as Musetta, and has the presence to help make Act II feel suitably grand. Jeremy White and Wyn Pencarreg prove as dependable as always in the small roles of Benoît and Alcindoro, while one of the most impressive performances of the evening comes from In Sung Sim as Colline who asserts an immensely powerful and engaging bass, and consequently delivers a very moving performance of ‘Vecchia zimarra’. This is ultimately a strong first revival of Jones’ La bohème, which suggests that if there is a way to go in some areas before […]
2018-06-18 17:22:00
La bohème, Royal Opera, 16 June 2018
Royal Opera House Musetta (Danielle de Niese) at Café MomusImages: Catherine Ashmore/ROH 2018 Marcello – Etienne Dupuis Rodolfo – Matthew Polenzani Colline – Fernando Radó Schaunard – Duncan Rock Benoît – Jeremy White Mimì – Maria Agresta Parpignol – Andrew Macnair Musetta – Danielle de Niese Alcindoro – Wyn Pencarreg Customs Officer – John Morrissey Sergeant – Thomas Barnard Richard Jones (director) Julia Burbach (revival director) Stewart Laing (director) Mimi Jordan Sherin (lighting) Sarah Fahie, Danielle Urbas (movement) Tiffin Boys’ Choir Tiffin’s Children’s Chorus Royal Opera Chorus (chorus director: William Spaulding) Nicola Luisotti (conductor) Schaunard (Duncan Rock), Colline (Fernanrdo Radó), Marcello (Etienne Dupuis), Rodolfo (Matthew Polenzani) Poor Puccini. He suffers more than any other composer I know from being treated as a box-office draw. (Dmitri Tcherniakov notwithstanding, Carmen is perhaps not so dissimilar; yet, given its status as the sole Bizet […]
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