A fabulous Figaro at ENO

Von Charlotte Valori, 20 Oktober 2014

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“Bevan’s Susanna is fiery, clear-eyed and practical, with plenty of resourcefulness of her own”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: The London Coliseum, London, am 16 Oktober 2014

Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro (Die Hochzeit des Figaro)

English National Opera

Jaime Martín, Musikalische Leitung

Fiona Shaw, Regie

Peter McKintosh, Bühnenbild

Benedict Nelson, Graf Almaviva

Sarah-Jane Brandon, Gräfin Almaviva

David Stout, Figaro

Mary Bevan, Susanna

Samantha Price, Cherubino

Jonathan Best, Doktor Bartolo

Lucy Schaufer, Marcellina

Colin Judson, Don Basilio

Alun Rhys-Jenkins, Don Curzio

Martin Lamb, Antonio

Ellie Laugharne, Barbarina

Kim Brandstrup, Choreographie

English National Opera Orchestra

English National Opera Chorus

Glass' Echnaton der ENO

David Karlin, 4th March

Phelim McDermott begibt sich in Philip Glass' Altes Ägypten: eine Produktion mit Starauftritt von Anthony Roth Costanzo, die zu sehen und zu hören absolut fesselnd ist.

*****

Stacheldraht und Haferschleim: ENOs Forza del destino

Mark Pullinger, 9th November

Calixto Bieitos neue Produktion von Verdis Die Macht des Schicksals für die Englische Nationalopar ist - für ihn - eine zahme Angelegenheit.

***11

Wagners Meistersinger in Topqualität

David Karlin, 7th February

Die ENO war in der letzten Woche aus den falschen Gründen in den Nachrichten und Richard Jones' Meistersinger von Nürnberg musste dringend eine großartie Produktion werden. Mit einer glänzenden Vorstellung von Iain Paterson ist sie das.

*****

ENO’s Mahagonny: biting, bleak, brilliantly executed satire

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.

*****

Taken for a ride: an energetic revival of Così fan tutte at ENO

Dominic Lowe, 6th February

English National Opera's revival of Phelim McDermott’s popular production is a blend of spectacle with some first-class singing, with Lucy Crowe emphasising her Mozartian credentials.

****1

Cocteau-esque camp: Alden’s Partenope returns to ENO

Mark Valencia, 20th November

Christopher Alden’s Olivier Award-winning production of Handel’s Partenope returns to the Coliseum, but it's the singing that earns the plaudits.

****1

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Charlotte Valori

Charlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.

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