Well acted, musically strong: La traviata at Nevill Holt

Von David Karlin, 05 August 2021

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“you’ll be hard put to find a Traviata where the singers are more committed to the text”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Nevill Holt Estate: Theatre, Market Harborough, am 4 August 2021

Verdi, La traviata

Nevill Holt Opera

Nicholas Chalmers, Musikalische Leitung

Jamie Manton, Regie

Camilla Clarke, Bühnenbild, Kostüme

Susana Gaspar, Violetta Valéry

Luis Gomes, Alfredo Germont

Michel de Souza, Giorgio Germont

Chorus of Nevill Holt Opera

Manchester Camerata

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Mark Pullinger, 12th June

Despite the excellent playing of the Britten Sinfonia, Anna Morrissey’s flawed production disappoints.

***11

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Jane Shuttleworth, 4th July

Nevill Holt Opera and Royal Northern Sinfonia offer a sumptuous production, with gorgeous singing, but one unafraid to make us confront the uncomfortable aspects of the plot.

****1

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David Karlin, 16th February

Never has Brecht and Weill’s satire on the inhumanity of man to man been render with such utter darkness; Simon O’Neill heads up a superb cast.

*****

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Peter Quantrill, 27th June

Simple solutions prove the best in Beethoven's "problem" opera as John Cox's staging is revived at Garsington.

****1

Royal Academy Opera stages a magical Zauberflöte

Mark Valencia, 18th March

A lyrical yet zesty account of Mozart's' adorable score, in a production that is on the nose and off the wall.

****1

A sparky L’infedeltà delusa at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

David Smythe, 25th January

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland perform Haydn’s seldom heard opera in a lively and finely sung ensemble production, directed by Jamie Manton.

****1

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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.

Stunning setting, hard-hitting acting, musical strength: La traviata at Nevill Holt