Magical Monteverdi: Garsington opens with a new Orfeo

Zoe Drummond (Euridice) and Ed Lyon (Orfeo)

Diana Montague (Silvia), Zoe Drummond (Euridice) and dancers

Lauren Joyanne Morris (Proserpina) and Ossian Huskinson (Pluto)

Ed Lyon (Orfeo) and Zoe Drummond (Euridice)

Von David Karlin, 02 Juni 2022

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“a night of blissful Monteverdi magic”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Garsington Opera, High Wycombe, am 1 Juni 2022

Monteverdi, L'Orfeo, SV 318

Garsington Opera

Laurence Cummings, Musikalische Leitung

John Caird, Regie

Robert Jones, Bühnenbild, Kostüme

Paul Pyant, Licht

The English Concert

Garsington Opera Chorus

Ed Lyon, Orfeo

Zoe Drummond, Euridice

Laura Fleur, La speranza

Ossian Huskinson, Plutone

Lauren Morris, Proserpina

Diana Montague, La messaggiera

Claire Lees, La musica

Frazer Scott, Caronte

Anna Cavaliero, Ninfa

Florian Panzieri, Pastore 1

David Horton, Pastore 2

Arielle Smith, Choreographie

A radically trad Fidelio at Garsington

Peter Quantrill, 27th June

Simple solutions prove the best in Beethoven's "problem" opera as John Cox's staging is revived at Garsington.

****1

Ravishing Rodelinda: Handel al fresco at Garsington Opera

Roy Westbrook, 13th June

Ruth Knight untangles Handel's Rodelinda, directing a new staging at Garsington which features a feast of fine singing.

****1

Three card trick: compelling new Queen of Spades at Garsington

Roy Westbrook, 29th May

Jack Furness directs a terrific new Queen of Spades at Garsington – haunting and harrowing.

****1

Garsington’s L’elisir d’amore: Dr Feelgood wins the day

David Karlin, 28th May

Simon Higlett’s exquisite sets and costumes give a backdrop to Donizetti’s frothiest of rom-coms.

****1

Madcap comedy from Verdi: Un giorno di regno at Garsington

David Karlin, 29th June

Christopher Alden, Chris Hopkins and an excellent cast send us a comic roller coaster ride with Verdi’s ultra-rarely performed second opera.

*****

Garsington Opera's new A Midsummer Night's Dream

Roy Westbrook, 16th June

In the first and last acts, ladies entered with a train still attached to a bolt of cloth, which was then cut to length by an attendant. Was this production brought to the stage in a great hurry, allowing no time for costume fittings?

***11

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.