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An arresting From the House of the Dead at Welsh National Opera

Von Rohan Shotton, 10 Oktober 2017
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“unwaveringly superb playing of the WNO Orchestra”
Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, am 8 Oktober 2017
Programm
Janáček, From the House of the Dead
Darsteller
Welsh National Opera
Tomáš Hanus, Musikalische Leitung
Sir David Pountney, Regie
Maria Björnson, Bühnenbild
Ben McAteer, Alexandr Petrovič Gorjančikov
Mark Le Brocq, Luka Kuzmič (Filka Morozov)
Paul Charles Clarke, Big prisoner/Nikita
Quentin Hayes, Small prisoner
Robert Hayward, Prison governor
Alan Oke, Skuratov
Adrian Thompson, Šapkin
Simon Bailey, Šiškov
Julian Close, Prisoner as Don Juan and Brahmin
Welsh National Opera Chorus
Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Chris Ellis, Licht
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Adrian ThompsonAlan OkeBen McAteerFrom the House of the DeadJulian CloseLeoš JanáčekMaria BjörnsonMark Le BrocqPaul Charles ClarkeQuentin HayesRobert HaywardSimon BaileySir David PountneyTomáš HanusWelsh National OperaWelsh National Opera ChorusWelsh National Opera Orchestra
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Rohan Shotton
Rohan Shotton
Rohan has reviewed concerts and opera across the UK and Europe, but chiefly in Manchester, where he enjoys conducting and playing percussion and piano. He works as a hospital doctor, having studied in St Andrews and Manchester, and tweets as @RohanShotton.