Simon Godwin directs Gounod's Roméo et Juliette at Glimmerglass

Magdalena Kuźma (Juliette)

Duke Kim (Roméo) and Magdalena Kuźma (Juliette)

Magdalena Kuźma (Juliette) and Duke Kim (Roméo)

Lisa Marie Rogali (Stéphano)

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 01 August 2023

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“at the start of their careers, both singers show great promise”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Alice Busch Opera Theater, Cooperstown, am 30 Juli 2023

Gounod, Roméo et Juliette

Glimmerglass Opera

Joseph Colaneri, Musikalische Leitung

Simon Godwin, Regie

Dan Soule, Bühnenbild

Loren Shaw, Kostüme

Robert Wierzel, Licht

Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra

Duke Kim, Roméo

Magdalena Kuźma, Juliette

Olivier Zerouali, Mercutio

Sergio Martinez, Frère Laurent

Stefano de Peppo, Capulet

Meredith Arwady, Gertrude, Juliettes Amme

Hayden Smith, Tybalt

Lisa Marie Rogali, Stéphano

John Mburu, Herzog von Verona

Jonathan Patton, Paris

Will Upham, Benvolio, Montaigus Neffe

Darren Drone, Grégorio

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****1

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****1

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David Wolfson, 8th July

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***11

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****1

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***11

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Edward Sava-Segal

Edward has been living in New York for the last 25 years, one of the reasons being the extraordinarily rich cultural life in this city. He has studied piano and classical music in his early years. He switched later on to computer science and data architecture but he kept an unwavering interest in following the classical music phenomenon here in New York and in his travels. Edward occasionally reviews fine arts events for the most prestigious literary magazine in Romania, his home country.

Timely and timeless: Simon Godwin directs Gounod's Roméo et Juliette at Glimmerglass