Sickly sweet: Ambroise Thomas' Mignon

Von Charlotte Valori, 25 November 2015

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Cadogan Hall, London, am 24 November 2015

Thomas, Mignon

New Sussex Opera

Nicholas Jenkins, Musikalische Leitung

Harry Fehr, Regie

Eleanor Wdowski, Bühnenbild

Victoria Simmonds, Mignon

Ruth Jenkins-Róbertsson, Philine

Ted Schmitz, Wilhelm Meister

Christopher Diffey, Laerte

Danilo Antonelli, Frédéric

Adrian Powter, Lothario

Jason Crook, Jarno

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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.

Sickly sweet: Ambroise Thomas' Mignon from New Sussex Opera