Adriana Lecouvreur cautiva en el Maestranza

By Gonzalo Roldán Herencia, 31 May 2018

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Reviewed at Teatro de la Maestranza: Sala principal, Seville on 27 May 2018

Cilea, Adriana Lecouvreur

Pedro Halffter, Conductor

Lorenzo Mariani, Director

Nicola Rubertelli, Set Designer

Giusi Giustino, Costume Designer

Ainhoa Arteta, Adriana Lecouvreur

Teodor Ilincăi, Michonnet

Ksenia Dudnikova, Princesse de Bouillon

Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla

Coro Teatro de la Maestranza

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A piece of Italian verismo well worth being in the repertoire, beautifully staged and sung.

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Gonzalo Roldán Herencia

Gonzalo Roldán Herencia es licenciado en Historia del Arte – Musicología por la Universidad de Granada. Compagina la docencia universitaria con su actividad como Jefe del Departamento de Música del IES Alhendín. Entre sus líneas de investigación se encuentra la recuperación del Patrimonio Musical andaluz de los siglos XVII-XVIII, las relaciones musicales entre España y el Nuevo Mundo y la Educación de Adultos. Su labor como crítico musical se extiende a lo largo de veinte años de carrera. Escribe en el diario Granada Hoy, así como en las revistas especializadas Ritmo y Opera World. Desde 2017 es colaborador de Bachtrack.