Welsh National Opera at the New Theatre, Oxford: Handel's Jephtha

Von Julia Savage, 27 Oktober 2012

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: New Theatre, Oxford, am 23 Oktober 2012

Händel, Jephtha

Welsh National Opera

Robert Murray, Jephtha

Alan Ewing, Zebul

Diana Montague, Storgé

Fflur Wyn, Iphis

Robin Blaze, Hamor

Claire Ormshaw, Angel

Paul Goodwin, Musikalische Leitung

Katie Mitchell, Regie

Pelléas et Mélisande

Simon Rees, 29th May

Mélisande als Lulu in David Pountneys unbefriedigender Inszenierung von Debussys Pelléas et Mélisande für die Welsh National Opera.

****1

A magnificent Tosca from Welsh National Opera at the Mayflower
David Truslove, 3rd October

WNO imports Edward Dick’s exceptionally fine production, which benefits from from superb casting and outstanding performances led by Natalya Romaniw.

*****

Bancroft and BBCNOW at the Proms: a deeply satisfying Mahler 3
David Karlin, 11th August

Bancroft and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales provide a Mahler 3 of exceptional clarity and forward momentum, with terrific posthorn solos from Corey Morris and Beth Taylor an outstanding soloist.

****1

A dark and disturbing Rigoletto from WNO at the Mayflower
David Truslove, 14th November

Fine performances in a punchy new production that coats this tragic opera in a large dollop of debauchery.

****1

WNO stages Death in Venice for the first time and it’s a triumph
Mark Valencia, 7th March

Olivia Fuchs solves the problems of Britten's thorny opera in a brilliant new production that hits the heights, featuring Mark Le Brocq as earthbound scholar, Gustav von Aschenbach.

*****

Musical performances keep WNO's new Così afloat
Mark Valencia, 6th March

Max Hoehn takes Così‘s subtitle, La scuola degli amanti (The School for Lovers), and connects it to Monty Python’s sex education sketch in The Meaning of Life. What larks, eh?

***11

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Alan Ewing Claire Ormshaw Diana Montague Fflur Wyn Georg Friedrich Händel Jephtha Katie Mitchell Paul Goodwin Robert Murray Robin Blaze Welsh National Opera Welsh National Opera Chorus Welsh National Opera Orchestra

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Julia Savage

Julia works behind the scenes at Westminster Abbey as a PA. Outside of her job, she sings with a variety of ensembles in London and further afield, and undertakes freelance editorial and writing projects – from concert programmes to tasting notes.