A gripping Return of Ulysses from Opera Collective Ireland

Von Andrew Larkin, 09 September 2018

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“Hungarian baritone Gyula Nagy’s voice brought a magisterial quality and grandeur to his Ulysses”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire, am 7 September 2018

Monteverdi, Il ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria, SV 325 (Sung in English)

Opera Collective Ireland

Christian Curnyn, Musikalische Leitung

Patrick Mason, Regie

Gyula Nagy, Ulisse

Raphaela Mangan, Penelope

Andrew Gavin, Telemaco

Emma Morwood, Minerva

Eoin Conway, Anfinomo

Rory Musgrave, Eumete

Ross Scanlon, Iro

Andrew Boushell, Pisandro

Brendan Collins, Antinoo

Bríd Ní Ghruagáin, Ericlea

Margaret Bridge, Melanto

Peter Harris, Eurimaco

Alan Ewing, Neptuno

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

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Andrew Larkin, 28th May

Rain cannot wash away the charm of Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Lismore Castle, a visually clever, if uneven, outdoor staging with moments of real enchantment.

***11

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

Vivaldis Il Giustino mit Jacobs und dem Freiburger Barockorchester

Jens Klier, 21st April

Jacobs, FBO und exzellenter Gesangscrew gelingt es als Ensemble im ureigensten Wortsinne, Atmosphäre und Figuren effektstark zu veranschaulichen.

****1

Anna Netrebko glänzt in Wiens zeitloser Tosca

Laura Servidei, 18th April

In einer Welt, in der Operninszenierungen oft ins Abstrakte abgleiten, bietet die „Tosca“ der Wiener Staatsoper eine erfrischende Rückkehr zur Tradition – und Anna Netrebko liefert eine großartige Darbietung.

****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.

A gripping Return of Ulysses from Opera Collective Ireland and the Akadamie für Alte Musik