A White House Rigoletto with some impressive voices

Von Robert Gainer, 08 November 2019

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“a sweet and perfectly tempered soprano voice that enchanted”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham, am 6 November 2019

Verdi, Rigoletto

Welsh National Opera

Alexander Joel, Musikalische Leitung

James MacDonald, Regie

Robert Innes Hopkins, Bühnenbild, Kostüme

David Junghoon Kim, The Duke of Mantua

Mark S Doss, Rigoletto

Haegee Lee, Gilda

James Platt, Sparafucile

Emma Carrington, Maddalena

Sian Meinir, Giovanna

Eddie Wade, Monterone

Martin Lloyd, Count Ceprano

Paula Greenwood, Countess Ceprano

Simon Crosby Buttle, Borsa

Alastair Moore, Marullo

Francesca Saracino, Page

Caroline Chaney, Wiederaufnahmeleitung

Denni Sayers, Choreographie

Welsh National Opera Chorus

Welsh National Opera Orchestra

Simon Mills, Licht

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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Alastair Moore Alexander Joel Caroline Chaney David Junghoon Kim Denni Sayers Eddie Wade Emma Carrington Francesca Saracino Giuseppe Verdi Haegee Lee James MacDonald James Platt Mark S Doss Martin Lloyd Rigoletto Robert Innes Hopkins Sian Meinir Simon Crosby Buttle Simon Mills Welsh National Opera Welsh National Opera Chorus Welsh National Opera Orchestra

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Robert Gainer

Robert Gainer has completed a BA in European Studies at the University of Warwick and an MSc in Criminology at the University of Leicester. He is currently completing further study in English and Cultural Studies, again at Warwick. He plays trumpet, cornet and flugelhorn and his musical background is in brass band and orchestra. In his spare time he enjoys writing fiction and poetry.

A White House Rigoletto with some impressive voices at Welsh National Opera