Stark and spellbinding: Mussorgsky's Khovanshchina

Von Katherine Cooper, 27 September 2017

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“Sara Fulgoni brings a Kundry-like physicality to the liminal, shadowy role of Marfa”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, am 23 September 2017

Mussorgsky, Chowanschtschina

Welsh National Opera

Tomáš Hanus, Musikalische Leitung

Sir David Pountney, Regie

Claire Wild, Emma

Sara Fulgoni, Marfa

Adrian Dwyer, Fürst Andrei Chowanski

Mark Le Brocq, Fürst Wassili Golizyn

Simon Bailey, Bojar Fjodor Schaklowity

Miklós Sebestyén, Dossifei

Robert Hayward, Fürst Iwan Chowanski

Monika Sawa, Susanna

Elena Thomas, Tanz

Beate Vollack, Choreographie

Welsh National Opera Chorus

Welsh National Opera Orchestra

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Simon Rees, 29th May

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Welsh National Opera’s Dutchman docks in Birmingham
Rohan Shotton, 7th May

This bracing performance of The Flying Dutchman is a powerful reminder of the extraordinary musical standards which are at risk in the face of WNO’s subsidy cuts.

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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.

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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.

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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.

*****

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Adrian Dwyer Beate Vollack Chowanschtschina Claire Wild Elena Thomas Mark Le Brocq Miklós Sebestyén Modest Petrowitsch Mussorgsky Monika Sawa Robert Hayward Sara Fulgoni Simon Bailey Sir David Pountney Tomáš Hanus Welsh National Opera Welsh National Opera Chorus Welsh National Opera Orchestra

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