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From the Somme's trenches: Iain Bell's In Parenthesis opens at Welsh National Opera

Von Simon Rees, 14 Mai 2016
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“it is Iain Bell’s writing for chorus that stands out”
Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, am 13 Mai 2016
Programm
Bell, In Parenthesis
Darsteller
Welsh National Opera
Carlo Rizzi, Musikalische Leitung
Sir David Pountney, Regie
Robert Innes Hopkins, Bühnenbild
Andrew Bidlack, Private John Ball
Peter Coleman-Wright, Bard of Britannia/HQ Officer
Alexandra Deshorties, Bard of Germania/Alice the Barmaid/The Queen of the Woods
George Humphreys, Lieutenant Jenkins
Mark Le Brocq, Sergeant Snell
Graham Clark, The Marne Sergeant
Donald Maxwell, Dai Greatcoat
Marcus Farnsworth, Lance Corporal Lewis
Joe Roche, Private Watcyn
Martin Lloyd, Private Wastebottom
Simon Crosby Buttle, German Soldier
Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Welsh National Opera Chorus
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Kritiken von
Alexandra DeshortiesAndrew BidlackCarlo RizziDonald MaxwellGeorge HumphreysGraham ClarkIain BellJoe RocheMarcus FarnsworthMark Le BrocqMartin LloydPeter Coleman-WrightRobert Innes HopkinsSimon Crosby ButtleSir David PountneyWelsh National OperaWelsh National Opera ChorusWelsh National Opera Orchestra
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Simon Rees
Simon Rees
Simon Rees writes programme articles and surtitles for most British opera companies, and reviews for Opera, Opera Now, Musical Opinion, Early Music Today and a wide range of other publications. A novelist, poet and librettist, from 1989 to 2012 he was dramaturg at Welsh National Opera. He lives in Cardiff.