Strong performances in WNO's Marriage of Figaro

Von Rohan Shotton, 22 Februar 2016

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, am 20 Februar 2016

Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro (Die Hochzeit des Figaro) (Sung in English)

Welsh National Opera

Lothar Koenigs, Musikalische Leitung

Tobias Richter, Regie

Ralph Koltai, Bühnenbild

Sue Blane, Kostüme

David Stout, Figaro

Anna Devin, Susanna

Mark Stone, Graf Almaviva

Elizabeth Watts, Gräfin Almaviva

Naomi O'Connell, Cherubino

Richard Wiegold, Doktor Bartolo

Susan Bickley, Marcellina

Michael Clifton-Thompson, Don Basilio, Don Curzio

Rhian Lois, Barbarina

Welsh National Opera Orchestra

Welsh National Opera Chorus

Pelléas et Mélisande

Simon Rees, 29th May

Mélisande als Lulu in David Pountneys unbefriedigender Inszenierung von Debussys Pelléas et Mélisande für die Welsh National Opera.

****1

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.

****1

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.

****1

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.

*****

Musical performances keep WNO's new Così afloat
Mark Valencia, 6th March

Max Hoehn takes Così‘s subtitle, La scuola degli amanti (The School for Lovers), and connects it to Monty Python’s sex education sketch in The Meaning of Life. What larks, eh?

***11

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Alan Oke Anna Devin David Stout Elizabeth Watts Le nozze di Figaro (Die Hochzeit des Figaro)Lothar Koenigs Mark Stone Michael Clifton-Thompson Naomi O'Connell Ralph Koltai Rhian Lois Richard Wiegold Sue Blane Susan Bickley Tobias Richter Welsh National Opera Welsh National Opera Chorus Welsh National Opera Orchestra Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Rohan Shotton

Rohan has reviewed concerts and opera across the UK and Europe, but chiefly in Manchester, where he enjoys conducting and playing percussion and piano. He works as a hospital doctor, having studied in St Andrews and Manchester, and tweets as @RohanShotton.