Bonynge and Lee serve up tons of fun in Opera Holland Park's Don Pasquale

Von David Karlin, 11 Juni 2011

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Holland Park Theatre, London, am 9 Juni 2011

Donizetti, Don Pasquale

Richard Bonynge, Musikalische Leitung

Stephen Barlow, Regie

Donald Maxwell, Don Pasquale

Richard Burkhard, Dr Malatesta

Colin Lee, Ernesto

Majella Cullagh, Norina

Simon Wilding, A Notary

An impressive, minimalist Kátya Kabanová at Grange Park Opera

David Karlin, 27th June

A memorable performance, with Stephen Barlow conducting Janáček’s remarkable score with vividness and clarity, while David Alden's staging is a masterpiece of "less is more".

****1

Death-devoted duo: a superb Tristan und Isolde at Grange Park Opera

Roy Westbrook, 8th June

Charles Edwards' ambitious production is well served by a strong cast as Grange Park Opera opens its season in the Theatre in the Woods.

****1

Alexander Litvinenko: a thrilling – if imperfect – world premiere

David Karlin, 15th July

Ivor Bolton and Kit Hesketh-Harvey deliver a brilliant political thriller and anti-Putin polemic – at least for its first half.

****1

Consumption or Covid? La bohème at Grange Park Opera

Dominic Lowe, 12th June

Grange Park Opera's revival of its 2015 production of Puccini's La bohème hits some high notes with a very contemporary feel and some excellent singing from its leading ladies.

***11

Polished Porgy: Gershwin triumphs in Surrey

Matthew Rye, 8th June

Grange Park Opera’s new production of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess makes for a searingly effective evening of music and drama.

****1

Revolutionary jungle fever: Verdi's Alzira in Buxton

Mark Pullinger, 7th July

A spirited account of Verdi's early opera in its first professional UK staging, nowhere near as “ugly” as Verdi would have had us believe.

****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.