HGO serve up a treat with La bohème redux

Von David Karlin, 10 November 2019

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Jacksons Lane Theatre, London, am 9 November 2019

Puccini, La bohème (Sung in Italian, fully staged with orchestra.)

HGO

Juliane Gallant, Musikalische Leitung, Direktor

Daisy Evans, Regie

Jake Wiltshire, Bühnenbild

Hannah Page, Kostüme

Fiona Finsbury, Mimì

Fiona McArdle, Mimì

Kathleen Nic Dhiarmada, Musetta

Eliza Safjan, Musetta

Joseph Buckmaster, Rodolfo

Monwabisi Lindi, Rodolfo

Saran Suebsantiwongse, Marcello

Peter Edge, Marcello

Jacob Feldman, Schaunard

Humphrey Thompson, Schaunard

Michael Birnbaum, Alcindoro, Benoît

Conall O'Neill, Colline

Laurence Williams, Colline

Hampstead Garden Opera Orchestra

New London Children's Choir

A heartening return to live opera at Highgate's Lauderdale House

Timmy Fisher, 13th August

HGO's production of Holst's Sāvitri is a smart choice for a socially distant era. But why mess with a winning formula?

***11

Singing triumphs: Monteverdi's Poppea, Hampstead Garden Opera

Charlotte Valori, 12th May

A musically sensitive account of Monteverdi’s Poppea, with simple staging and 1950s costumes, sees singing triumph noticeably over the relative theatrical inexperience of HGO’s talented young cast.

***11

Tragic tears of a clown: Cav and Pag at Hampstead Garden Opera

David Karlin, 14th May

Benjie del Rosario ignites a thrilling Pagliacci, while Cavalleria rusticana is potentially as good but marred by intelligibility and balance issues.

****1

The very model of a modern sexual opportunist

Charlotte Valori, 15th November

A brilliant modern revisioning by Genevieve Raghu, in a superb contemporary translation by Benjamin Hamilton, makes Don Giovanni feel more relevant than ever for the Tinder generation and their disposable approach to love.

****1

Slick and contemporary: HGO's Xerses

Nahoko Gotoh, 26th April

Hampstead Garden Opera’s new staging of Xerxes is slick and contemporary with a well thought-out re-interpretation of the plot, offering a fresh perspective to the opera.

****1

Hilarity with a sharp edge: Albert Herring

David Karlin, 15th November

Excellent ensemble work makes for a compelling rendering of Britten's satirical chamber opera Albert Herring, with some impressive young tenor and baritone voices.

***11

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David Karlin

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.