Madcap comedy from Verdi: Un giorno di regno at Garsington

Joshua Hopkins (Il cavaliere di Belfiore)

Garsington Chorus

Grant Doyle (La Rocca), Henry Waddington (Il Barone di Kelbar)

Christine Rice (La Marchesa del Poggio

Madison Leonard (Giulietta), Oliver Sewell (Edoardo)

Madison Leonard (Giulietta)

Von David Karlin, 30 Juni 2024

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Garsington Opera, High Wycombe, am 29 Juni 2024

Verdi, Un giorno di regno

Garsington Opera

Chris Hopkins, Musikalische Leitung

Christopher Alden, Regie

Charles Edwards, Bühnenbild

Sue Willmington, Kostüme

Ben Pickersgill, Licht

Philharmonia Orchestra

Garsington Opera Chorus

Joshua Hopkins, Cavaliere di Belfiore

Christine Rice, Marchesa del Poggio

Madison Leonard, Giulietta

Henry Waddington, Barone di Kelbar

Grant Doyle, La Rocca

Tim Claydon, Choreographie

A radically trad Fidelio at Garsington

Peter Quantrill, 27th June

Simple solutions prove the best in Beethoven's "problem" opera as John Cox's staging is revived at Garsington.

****1

Ravishing Rodelinda: Handel al fresco at Garsington Opera

Roy Westbrook, 13th June

Ruth Knight untangles Handel's Rodelinda, directing a new staging at Garsington which features a feast of fine singing.

****1

Three card trick: compelling new Queen of Spades at Garsington

Roy Westbrook, 29th May

Jack Furness directs a terrific new Queen of Spades at Garsington – haunting and harrowing.

****1

Garsington’s L’elisir d’amore: Dr Feelgood wins the day

David Karlin, 28th May

Simon Higlett’s exquisite sets and costumes give a backdrop to Donizetti’s frothiest of rom-coms.

****1

Garsington Opera's new A Midsummer Night's Dream

Roy Westbrook, 16th June

In the first and last acts, ladies entered with a train still attached to a bolt of cloth, which was then cut to length by an attendant. Was this production brought to the stage in a great hurry, allowing no time for costume fittings?

***11

Rameau meets The Kardashians: Platée at Garsington

David Karlin, 29th May

A superb orchestral performance from Paul Agnew and The English Concert lights up a breezy and fun staging of Rameau's ballet bouffon.

***11

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.

Madcap comedy from young Verdi – who knew? Un giorno di regno at Garsington