An uncomplicated, thrilling Tosca from WNO

Von Rohan Shotton, 11 Februar 2018

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“Claire Rutter... sang tonight's title role with conviction, beauty and convincingly passionate drama”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, am 9 Februar 2018

Puccini, Tosca

Welsh National Opera

Carlo Rizzi, Musikalische Leitung

Michael Blakemore, Regie

Ashley Martin-Davis, Bühnenbild

Claire Rutter, Floria Tosca

Hector Sandoval, Mario Cavaradossi

Mark S Doss, Baron Scarpia

Daniel Grice, Cesare Angelotti

Donald Maxwell, Mesner

Welsh National Opera Chorus

Welsh National Opera Orchestra

Benjamin Davis, Wiederaufnahmeleitung

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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Ashley Martin-Davis Benjamin Davis Carlo Rizzi Claire Rutter Daniel Grice Donald Maxwell Giacomo Puccini Gwyn Hughes Jones Hector Sandoval Mark S Doss Mary Elizabeth Williams Michael Blakemore Timothy Burke Tosca Welsh National Opera Welsh National Opera Chorus Welsh National Opera Orchestra

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Rohan Shotton

Rohan has reviewed concerts and opera across the UK and Europe, but chiefly in Manchester, where he enjoys conducting and playing percussion and piano. He works as a hospital doctor, having studied in St Andrews and Manchester, and tweets as @RohanShotton.