Donizetti Queens au Dutch National Opera : Marina Rebeka impériale

By Valentin Gautron Lavarone, 17 May 2021

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“la reine de la soirée, dans tous les sens du terme, est bel et bien Marina Rebeka”

Reviewed at Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Amsterdam on 16 May 2021

Donizetti, Roberto Devereux (excerpts)

Donizetti, Maria Stuarda (excerpts)

Donizetti, Anna Bolena (excerpts)

Enrique Mazzola, Conductor

Ching-Lien Wu, Conductor

Jetske Mijnssen, Director

Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

Chorus of Dutch National Opera

Roberto Tagliavini, Bass

Marina Rebeka, Soprano

J'Nai Bridges, Mezzo-soprano

Ismael Jordi, Tenor

Frederik Bergman, Baritone

Maksym Nazarenko, Baritone

Maya Gour, Mezzo-soprano

Handel’s Ariodante returns home to Covent Garden

Roy Westbrook, 9th December

Jetske Mijnssen’s house debut sees Handel’s opera transposed to a modern-day palace, with Emily D'Angelo angelic in the title role.

****1

Unhurried suspense in a very English Parsifal

Peter Quantrill, 17th May

Compelling singers carry the day in the Glyndebourne Festival Opera's first staging of Wagner’s swansong.

****1

Second episode in Jetske Mijnssen's Tudor trilogy opens in Naples

Lorenzo Fiorito, 20th June

This production focuses on the psychological and human aspects of the central characters, rather than on their political conflict, with Elizabeth playing a pivotal role.

***11

Crowning glory: DNO's Donizetti Tudor trilogy concludes

Eleanor Knight, 21st April

Angela Brower steals the crown in the final instalment of Jetske Mijnssen’s Donizetti trilogy with a voice of apparently limitless emotional range.

****1

Annalisa Stroppa's Giovanna triumphs in San Carlo's Anna Bolena

Lorenzo Fiorito, 8th June

The Italian mezzo-soprano makes her mark as Anne Boleyn's rival in Jetske Mijnssen's production in Naples.

****1

Outstanding voices, compelling drama: Maria Stuarda at DNO

David Karlin, 6th May

Extraordinary performances from Kristina Mkhitaryan and Aigul Akhmetshina turn Donizetti's take on Schiller into an intense psychological portrait of power struggle.

*****

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Valentin Gautron Lavarone

Titulaire d'une Licence de Musique et Musicologie en 2019 à Toulouse, Valentin Gautron Lavarone a commencé la musique avec le saxophone et suivi une formation de musicien d'orchestre. Il entre ensuite au Conservatoire de Toulouse en classe de chant lyrique et poursuit actuellement ses études au Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles. Musicien éclectique et toujours curieux, Valentin se passionne pour la musique classique et ses interprètes. Très sensible à la musique ancienne, il porte également beaucoup d'affection à la culture romantique et post-romantique germanique, en particulier l'interprétation du lied.