The very model of a modern sexual opportunist

Von Charlotte Valori, 17 November 2015

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London, am 15 November 2015

Mozart, Don Giovanni

HGO

Jonathon Heyward, Musikalische Leitung

Genevieve Raghu, Regie

Rosanna Vize, Bühnenbild, Kostüme

Luci Briginshaw, Donna Anna

Fiona Hymns, Donna Elvira

Rachel Tolzman, Zerlina

Jerome Knox, Don Giovanni

James Quilligan, Leporello

Gethin Lewis, Don Ottavio

Robert Clark, Masetto

John Suddaby, Komtur

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

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

Hilarity with a sharp edge: Albert Herring

David Karlin, 15th November

Excellent ensemble work makes for a compelling rendering of Britten's satirical chamber opera Albert Herring, with some impressive young tenor and baritone voices.

***11

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Charlotte Valori

Charlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.

The very model of a modern sexual opportunist: Mozart's Don Giovanni at Hampstead Garden Opera