Utterly unmissable Margherita at Wexford

Von Andrew Larkin, 21 Oktober 2017

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“Alessandra Volpe... captured both the innocence and passionate intensity of Margherita”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: National Opera House: O’Reilly Theatre, Wexford, am 20 Oktober 2017

Foroni, Margherita

Wexford Festival Opera

Timothy Myers, Musikalische Leitung

Michael Sturm, Regie

Stefan Rieckhoff, Bühnenbild, Kostüme

Yuriy Yurchuk, Conte Rodolfo

Matteo D'Apolito, Ser Podesta

Alessandra Volpe, Margherita

Andrew Stenson, Ernesto

Giuliana Gianfaldoni, Giustina

Filippo Fontana, Roberto

Ji Hyun Kim, Gasparo

Chorus of Wexford Festival Opera

Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera

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Andrew Larkin

Andrew Larkin is a pianist, composer and teacher from Dublin. Educated at Dublin and at Cambridge, he has performed all around Europe and Mexico. He currently teaches piano and composition in Dublin.

An utterly unmissable Margherita at Wexford Festival Opera