Britten in the Rain: a Dream that charms in parts but lacks cohesion

Iestyn Morris (Oberon)

Barry McGovern (Puck) and Piccolo Lasso (fairies)

The Rustics

Ami Hewitt (Tytania) and Dominic Veilleux (Bottom)

Von Andrew Larkin, 29 Mai 2025

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“fortunately, Britten’s finely-wrought orchestration brought texture where the stage design could not”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Lismore Castle, Lismore, am 28 Mai 2025

Britten, Ein Sommernachtstraum

Blackwater Valley Opera Festival

David Brophy, Musikalische Leitung

Patrick Mason, Regie

Paul Keoghan, Bühnenbild, Licht

Catherine Fay, Kostüme

Irish Chamber Orchestra

Piccolo Lasso

Iestyn Morris, Oberon

Ami Hewitt, Tytania

Barry McGovern, Puck

Sarah Richmond, Hermia

Amy Ní Fhearraigh, Helena

Peter O'Reilly, Lysander

Gregory Feldmann, Demetrius

Dominic Veilleux, Bottom

Gemma Ní Bhriain, Hippolyta

Conor Prendiville, Flute

Seán Tester, Snout

Massimo Modoni, Starveling

Jakob Mahase, Quince

Rory Dunne, Snug

Christopher Cull, Theseus

A gripping Return of Ulysses from Opera Collective Ireland

Andrew Larkin, 7th September

Fine singing all round, sensitive continuo musicianship and dramatic action make for a thoroughly enjoyable Return of Ulysses by Monteverdi.

****1

Romantic love blooms in the lost garden of West Horsley

John Johnston, 26th June

Olena Tokar's assured coloratura made an immediate success of the waltz with her convincingly adolescent appearance, rhythmic verve and stylish phrasing.

***11

Fun and frolics at Irish National Opera's Figaro

Andrew Larkin, 17th April

A wonderful ful-filled caper by the Irish National Opera of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro with Erraught as Susanna and Miskelly as Cherubino really impressing.

****1

Israelites vs Philistines: Samson et Dalila at Grange Park

David Karlin, 20th June

Grange Park’s Samson et Dalila doesn’t hit the bull’s eye, but it’s well worth the visit for a decent all-round staging of an unfamiliar work, an excellent rendering of its sumptuous score and for a thrilling piece of singing by Carl Tanner.

***11

Holländer an der Wiener Staatsoper: Wiedersehen macht Freude

Snapdragon, 29th April

Die Regiearbeit von Christine Mielitz überzeugt einmal mehr – jedoch würde man in den nächsten Saison gerne erleben, was musikalisch noch möglich ist.

***11

Starke Charaktere im konzertanten Siegfried unter Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Christoph Wurzel, 26th April

Klar herausgearbeitete Kontraste und ein überwältigend starker dramatischer Puls prägten diese konzertante Aufführung von Wagners Oper im Festspielhaus Baden-Baden.

****1

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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.