Bloody and marvellous Wexford double bill by Leoni and Giordano

Von Andrew Larkin, 21 Oktober 2018

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“Leoni’s opera might wallow in its own gore but he knew how to write wonderful vocal melodies”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: National Opera House: O’Reilly Theatre, Wexford, am 19 Oktober 2018

Giordano, Mala vita

Leoni, L'oracolo

Wexford Festival Opera

Francesco Cilluffo, Musikalische Leitung

Rodula Gaitanou, Regie

Cordelia Chisholm, Bühnenbild, Kostüme

Francesca Tiburzi, Cristina

Dorothea Spilger, Amalia

Anna Jeffers, Nunzia

Sergio Escobar, Vito, San-Lui

Leon Kim, Annetiello, Uin-Sci

Benjamin Cho, Marco, Hu-Tsin

Elisabetta Farris, Ah-Joe

Louise Innes, Haua-Qui

Joo Won Kang, Cim-Fen

Chorus of Wexford Festival Opera

Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera

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Andrew Larkin

Andrew Larkin is a pianist, composer and teacher from Dublin. Educated at Dublin and at Cambridge, he has performed all around Europe and Mexico. He currently teaches piano and composition in Dublin.

Bloody and marvellous: Wexford Festival Opera opens with a double bill by Leoni and Giordano