Ricciardo e Zoraide: Orientalism at the Rossini Opera Festival

Von Laura Servidei, 16 August 2018

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“Juan Diego Flórez... his high notes were bright and confident, his coloratura exhilarating”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Vitrifrigo Arena, Pesaro, am 14 August 2018

Rossini, Ricciardo e Zoraide

Giacomo Sagripanti, Musikalische Leitung

Marshall Pynkoski, Regie

Gerard Gauci, Bühnenbild

Michael Gianfrancesco, Kostüme

Sergey Romanovsky, Agorante

Victoria Yarovaya, Zomira

Ruzil Gatin, Zamorre

Martiniana Antoine, Elmira

Nicola Ulivieri, Ircano

Pretty Yende, Zoraide

Juan Diego Flórez, Ricciardo

Xabier Anduaga, Ernesto

Sofia Mchedlishvili, Fatima

Coro del Teatro Ventidio Basso

Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai

Opera Atelier's long delayed La resurrezione

John Gilks, 6th April

The young Handel's homage to Counter Reformation Rome, La resurrezione, is effectively brought to life by Opera Atelier with glittering sets and fine, stylish singing.

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Charpentier in his home: David et Jonathas at Versailles

David Karlin, 12th November

Charpentiers “biblical tragedy” exudes energy, with Reinoud van Mechelen an outstanding David and fabulous period playing from Gaétan Jarry and his Ensemble Marguerite Louise.

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Richard Cœur de Lion accueilli en grande pompe à Versailles

Stéphane Lelièvre, 10th October

L'opéra de Grétry fait un retour remarqué sur les planches dans la mise en scène sensible de Marshall Pynkoski. Hervé Niquet dirige un excellent Concert Spirituel et une belle équipe de jeunes chanteurs-acteurs.

****1

A celebration of French Baroque opera-ballet at Versailles

Laura Servidei, 2nd December

Opera Atelier presents a double bill at the Royal Opera in Versailles filled with Baroque dancing, scenery and music.

***11

Opera Atelier's strengths reinforced with Monteverdi

John Gilks, 19th April

Opera Atelier's return to the earliest part of the repertoire with Monteverdi's Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria showcases their strengths in a relatively restrained production anchored by a strong ensemble cast.

***11

High-concept Handel can't obscure spectacular singing

Catherine Kustanczy, 23rd October

Opera Atelier’s latest production mixes traditional-specific touches the company is known for, and more high-concept inclusions. The results are mixed — but the singing is spectacular.

**111

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Laura Servidei

Mathematician, science nerd, translator of popular science books, obsessed opera fan since the teen years. Day job: business analyst in a software house developing systems for the financial industry. Amateur choral singer. Main musical interests: baroque music and Italian opera. Originally from Italy, currently based in Sweden. I make a mean eggplant parmesan.