Youthful japes: La finta semplice at the QEH

Von Dominic Lowe, 08 Juni 2018

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“Page has a knack for assembling the ideal casts and the singers brought zing to their roles”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, am 6 Juni 2018

Mozart, La finta semplice, KV51 (KV46a) (Semi-staged)

Classical Opera

Ian Page, Musikalische Leitung

Regula Mühlemann, Rosina

Sophie Rennert, Giacinta

Thomas Elwin, Fracasso

Lukas Jakobski, Cassandro

Chiara Skerath, Ninetta

Alessandro Fisher, Polidoro

Božidar Smiljanić, Simone

The Mozartists

Weightless, spick-and-span Gluck from Classical Opera

Mark Valencia, 31st May

Classical Opera takes a break from Mozart with two short operas by Gluck.

**111

Early Mozart from Classical Opera

Dominic Lowe, 21st March

Mozart's first stage work was written when he was just eleven years old; in this performance by Classical Opera, the composer's youthful writing and touches of humour are brought to life by a solid cast and lively conducting.

****1

Unknown repertoire fizzles, but fades

Louise Flind, 19th September

Haydn's La canterina provides cheerful undemanding entertainment from Classical Opera.

***11

A worthy revival of J.C. Bach's Adriano in Siria

Nahoko Gotoh, 14th April

J.C. Bach's opera Adriano in Siria, set to a popular libretto by Metastasio, was first performed in London in January 1765 when the nine-year-old Mozart was in town.

****1

The Quality of Mercy is not Strain'd: a revelatory La clemenza di Tito

Charlotte Valori, 13th March

Classical Opera, with some deft revisions to Süssmayr's recitatives and a superb team of soloists, bring us a Clemenza both powerful and poignant, finally doing justice to Mozart's underrated late opera, composed for the coronation of a Hapsburg king.

****1

Youthful singing bring out the charm in Mozart's Il re pastore

Nahoko Gotoh, 12th November

Ian Page and the Classical Opera Company have made a specialty of performing early Mozart operas and at the weekend, they gave two performances of his two-act serenata, Il re pastore as part of the series “Mozart Unwrapped” at Kings Place.

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Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.