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Rossini gets Welsh National Opera’s belated 75th birthday party off to a triumphant start

Von Simon Cummings, 11 September 2021
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“Tomáš Hanus... driving home the happy ending with more than the usual amount of élan”
Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, am 9 September 2021
Programm
Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia (Der Barbier von Sevilla) (Sung in English)
Darsteller
Welsh National Opera
Tomáš Hanus, Musikalische Leitung
Frederick Brown, Musikalische Leitung
Giles Havergal, Regie
Russell Craig, Bühnenbild, Kostüme
Davy Cunningham, Licht
Nico Darmanin, Graf Almaviva
Heather Lowe, Rosina
Nicholas Lester, Figaro
Andrew Shore, Dr Bartolo
Keel Watson, Don Basilio
Isabelle Peters, Berta
Howard Kirk, Fiorello
Simon Crosby Buttle, Ambrogio
Martin Lloyd, Offizier
Welsh National Opera Chorus
Welsh National Opera Orchestra
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Andrew ShoreDavy CunninghamFrederick BrownGiles HavergalGioachino RossiniHeather LoweHoward KirkIl barbiere di Siviglia (Der Barbier von Sevilla)Isabelle PetersKeel WatsonMartin LloydNicholas LesterNico DarmaninRussell CraigSimon Crosby ButtleTomáš HanusWelsh National OperaWelsh National Opera ChorusWelsh National Opera Orchestra
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Simon Cummings
Simon Cummings
Simon Cummings is a composer, writer and researcher based in the Cotswolds. He composes instrumental and electronic music, exploring aspects of algorithmic composition, and has recently completed a Ph.D. in composition at the Birmingham Conservatoire under the supervision of Richard Causton and Howard Skempton. His musical tastes are ludicrously broad but are focused most on contemporary/avant-garde classical and electronic music. When not composing, he writes regularly about new music; Simon is the author of the contemporary music blog 5:4 (5against4.com), and regularly contributes articles for a variety of books, journals and websites. Follow him on Twitter @5against4.