Beware of what you wish for: The Makropulos Affair at WNO

Ángeles Blancas Gulín (Emilia Marty)

Alan Oke (Hauk-Šendorf)

The Makropulos Case

Ángeles Blancas Gulín (Emilia Marty)

Von David Karlin, 17 September 2022

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“The music is as unique as the dramatic structure which it matches”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, am 16 September 2022

Janáček, Die Sache Makropulos (Věc Makropulos)

Welsh National Opera

Tomáš Hanus, Musikalische Leitung

Olivia Fuchs, Regie

Nicola Turner, Bühnenbild, Kostüme

Robbie Butler, Licht

Welsh National Opera Orchestra

Welsh National Opera Chorus

Sam Sharples, Video

Ángeles Blancas Gulín, Emilia Marty / Elina Makropoulos

Nicky Spence, Albert Gregor

Gustáv Beláček, Dr. Kolenatý

David Stout, Baron Jaroslav Prus

Mark Le Brocq, Vítek

Harriet Eyley, Kristina

Alexander Sprague, Janek

Alan Oke, Graf Hauk-Schendorf

Monika Sawa, Putzfrau

Julia Daramy-Williams, Kammerzofe

Dafydd Allen, Bühnentechniker

Pelléas et Mélisande

Simon Rees, 29th May

Mélisande als Lulu in David Pountneys unbefriedigender Inszenierung von Debussys Pelléas et Mélisande für die Welsh National Opera.

****1

A magnificent Tosca from Welsh National Opera at the Mayflower
David Truslove, 3rd October

WNO imports Edward Dick’s exceptionally fine production, which benefits from from superb casting and outstanding performances led by Natalya Romaniw.

*****

Bancroft and BBCNOW at the Proms: a deeply satisfying Mahler 3
David Karlin, 11th August

Bancroft and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales provide a Mahler 3 of exceptional clarity and forward momentum, with terrific posthorn solos from Corey Morris and Beth Taylor an outstanding soloist.

****1

A dark and disturbing Rigoletto from WNO at the Mayflower
David Truslove, 14th November

Fine performances in a punchy new production that coats this tragic opera in a large dollop of debauchery.

****1

WNO stages Death in Venice for the first time and it’s a triumph
Mark Valencia, 7th March

Olivia Fuchs solves the problems of Britten's thorny opera in a brilliant new production that hits the heights, featuring Mark Le Brocq as earthbound scholar, Gustav von Aschenbach.

*****

Musical performances keep WNO's new Così afloat
Mark Valencia, 6th March

Max Hoehn takes Così‘s subtitle, La scuola degli amanti (The School for Lovers), and connects it to Monty Python’s sex education sketch in The Meaning of Life. What larks, eh?

***11

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Alan Oke Alexander Sprague David Stout Die Sache Makropulos (Věc Makropulos)Gustáv Beláček Harriet Eyley Julia Daramy-Williams Leoš Janáček Mark Le Brocq Monika Sawa Nicky Spence Nicola Turner Olivia Fuchs Robbie Butler Sam Sharples Tomáš Hanus Welsh National Opera Welsh National Opera Chorus Welsh National Opera Orchestra Ángeles Blancas Gulín

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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.

Beware of what you wish for: The Makropulos Affair at Welsh National Opera