A charismatic Fiddler on the Roof

Von Katy S. Austin, 26 Juli 2015

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“Terfel... sang the song as if it had been written for him”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Royal Albert Hall, London, am 25 Juli 2015

Bock, Anatevka (Semi-staged)

BBC Concert Orchestra

David Charles Abell, Musikalische Leitung

Sir Bryn Terfel, Tevye

Cameron Blakely, Lazar Wolf

Anthony Flaum, Motel Kamzoil

Katie Hall, Hodel

Charlotte Harwood, Tzeitel

Houcheng Kian, Fiddler

Molly Lynch, Chava

Jordan Pollard, Perchik

Rebecca Wheatley, Yente

Janet Fullerlove, Golde

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David Karlin, 10th July

Scion of generations of sitar players, Nishat Khan is the perfect person to tell the "greatest love story never told" behind India's most iconic building.

***11

Ukraine matters: Tchaikovsky’s Mazeppa at Grange Park Opera

Roy Westbrook, 14th June

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Pountney’s vivid Simon Boccanegra at Grange Park Opera

Mark Pullinger, 5th June

Sir David Pountney's 1997 staging for Welsh National Opera is given a welcome new lease of life at Grange Park Opera, splendidly cast... with one major exception.

****1

A confusing operatic take on The Tempest at Grange Park Opera

Nick Boston, 11th July

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An impressive, minimalist Kátya Kabanová at Grange Park Opera

David Karlin, 27th June

A memorable performance, with Stephen Barlow conducting Janáček’s remarkable score with vividness and clarity, while David Alden's staging is a masterpiece of "less is more".

****1

Aleko on the Arno: Bryn Terfel leads fine new GPO double bill

Roy Westbrook, 6th June

An unlikely pairing opens Grange Park Opera's season, the two works united by the dominant central character of each opera – Sir Bryn Terfel.

****1

Weitere Kritiken...

Katy S. Austin

Katy sings soprano, plays violin, cycles about and listens to music. She's a graduate of both Bristol and City Universities and has been known to write libretti.

Prom 11: A charismatic musical theatre prom with Bryn Terfel and the Fiddler on the Roof