A streamlined Trovatore at the Glimmerglass Festival

Von Cameron Kelsall, 07 August 2021

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“Bryce-Davis offers everything an audience member could want, vocally and dramatically”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Alice Busch Opera Theater, Cooperstown, am 7 August 2021

Verdi, Il trovatore (abridged)

Glimmerglass Opera

Joseph Colaneri, Musikalische Leitung

Eric Sean Fogel, Regie

Christelle Matou, Kostüme

Robert Wierzel, Licht

Francesca Zambello, Regie

Michael Mayes, Il Conte di Luna

Latonia Moore, Leonora

Gregory Kunde, Manrico

Raehann Bryce-Davis, Azucena

Peter Morgan, Ferrando

Stephanie Sanchez, Ines

Spencer Hamlin, Ruiz

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Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall is a classical music critic and cultural reporter. He has written for Bachtrack since 2019, and his byline has appeared in many national and international classical music publications. Based in Philadelphia, he regularly travels around the United States for musical events. In addition to his career in journalism, Cameron also teaches in the Theatre Arts program at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a certified sommelier and avid home cook. His favorite composer is Mahler. Twitter: @CameronPKelsall.

Azucena takes center stage in the Glimmerglass Festival's streamlined Trovatore