A striking Carmen at Grange Festival

Von Katherine Cooper, 19 Juni 2017

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“all four principals having seemingly thrown away the rule-book in the best sense of the expression.”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: The Grange, Alresford, am 15 Juni 2017

Bizet, Carmen

The Grange Festival

Jean-Luc Tingaud, Musikalische Leitung

Annabel Arden, Regie

Joanna Parker, Bühnenbild

Na'ama Goldman, Carmen

Leonardo Capalbo, Don José

Phillip Rhodes, Escamillo

Shelley Jackson, Micaëla

Grigory Soloviov, Zuniga

Toby Girling, Moralès

Marianne Croux, Frasquita

Filipa van Eck, Mercédès

Christophe Poncet de Solages, Le Remendado

Tiago Matos, Le Dancaïre

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Aicha Kossoko, Schauspiel

Tonderai Munyevu, Schauspiel

Die Fledermaus at The Grange: Cabaret meets G&S

David Karlin, 20th June

A fine singing cast gives creditable performances in Johann Stauss II's most famous operetta, but Paul Curran's updating of Act 2 to 1930s Berlin takes the fizz out of the Champagne.

***11

The Rake's Progress at The Grange: richly entertaining

David Karlin, 23rd June

Singing performances are excellent, the staging is well crafted and Stravinsky's eclectic score entertains from start to finish. But it's an evening's opera that doesn't touch the soul.

****1

L’incoronazione di Poppea vividly brought to life at the Grange

David Truslove, 7th June

Terrific music making with a light directorial touch brings mixed results to Monteverdi's 1643 masterpiece.

***11

Obsession at The Grange: The Queen of Spades

David Karlin, 23rd June

In a setting that might be The Grange itself, a production which steadily tightens its grip until a blistering finish.

*****

A stylish Così fan tutte at The Grange Festival

David Truslove, 16th June

Entertainment ideal for country house opera-goers, enhanced by some fine singing and excellent playing from the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

****1

Tension accumulates in Handel’s Tamerlano at The Grange Festival

David Truslove, 10th June

Some exceptional singing intermittently enlivens Daniel Slater's production which, dramatically and emotionally, takes time to ignite.

***11

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