Welsh National Opera's Butterfly at the Mayflower, Southampton

Von Katy S. Austin, 25 März 2013

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, am 22 März 2013

Puccini, Madama Butterfly

Welsh National Opera

Gwyn Hughes Jones, Pinkerton

Claire Bradshaw, Suzuki

Julian Close, Onkel Bonze

Frédéric Chaslin, Musikalische Leitung

Caroline Chaney, Wiederaufnahmeleitung

Judith Howarth, Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly)

Alan Opie, Sharpless

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 Opie Caroline Chaney Cheryl Barker Frédéric Chaslin Giacomo Puccini Gwyn Hughes Jones Judith Howarth Julian Close Madama Butterfly Welsh National Opera Welsh National Opera Chorus Welsh National Opera Orchestra

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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.