The Venice Carnival's spirit lives on in HGO's La Calisto

Von David Karlin, 27 April 2014

Laden, bitte warten...

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“La Calisto turns out to be a delicious mash-up of two classical legends”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London, am 26 April 2014

Cavalli, La Calisto (In English with orchestra.)

HGO

Oliver-John Ruthven, Musikalische Leitung

Joe Austin, Regie

Tom Oldham, Bühnenbild

Rachel Wood, Calisto

Zoë Freedman, Diana

Susanna Fairbairn, Giunone

Emily Armour, Linfea

David Fearn, Mercurio

Chris Webb, Giove

James Hall, Endimione

Musica Poetica

A heartening return to live opera at Highgate's Lauderdale House

Timmy Fisher, 13th August

HGO's production of Holst's Sāvitri is a smart choice for a socially distant era. But why mess with a winning formula?

***11

HGO serve up a treat with La bohème redux

David Karlin, 9th November

La bohème may not seem the obvious choice for a very small theatre, but HGO carry it off with aplomb, with the help of Rodolfo sung by a star in the making.

****1

Singing triumphs: Monteverdi's Poppea, Hampstead Garden Opera

Charlotte Valori, 12th May

A musically sensitive account of Monteverdi’s Poppea, with simple staging and 1950s costumes, sees singing triumph noticeably over the relative theatrical inexperience of HGO’s talented young cast.

***11

Tragic tears of a clown: Cav and Pag at Hampstead Garden Opera

David Karlin, 14th May

Benjie del Rosario ignites a thrilling Pagliacci, while Cavalleria rusticana is potentially as good but marred by intelligibility and balance issues.

****1

The very model of a modern sexual opportunist

Charlotte Valori, 15th November

A brilliant modern revisioning by Genevieve Raghu, in a superb contemporary translation by Benjamin Hamilton, makes Don Giovanni feel more relevant than ever for the Tinder generation and their disposable approach to love.

****1

Slick and contemporary: HGO's Xerses

Nahoko Gotoh, 26th April

Hampstead Garden Opera’s new staging of Xerxes is slick and contemporary with a well thought-out re-interpretation of the plot, offering a fresh perspective to the opera.

****1

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.