Edward Gardner conducts a sharp La clemenza di Tito live from Bergen

Von Mark Valencia, 16 März 2021

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“light on pomp and glitter but forensically presented to reflect our times”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Grieg Hall (Grieghallen), Bergen, am 15 März 2021

Mozart, La clemenza di Tito

Bergen National Opera

Edward Gardner, Musikalische Leitung

Rodula Gaitanou, Regie

Cordelia Chisholm, Kostüme

Simon Corder, Licht

Bror Magnus Tødenes, Tito

Adrian Angelico, Sesto

Beate Mordal, Vitellia

Ingeborg Gillebo, Annio

Frøy Hovland Holtbakk, Servilia

Christian Valle, Publio

Edvard Grieg Choir

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Mark Valencia

Mark has worked in arts journalism for four decades, both as a writer and as a French-English translator. Nowadays he focuses his energies on reviewing opera and music. Mark also writes for Opera magazine and for Musical America as a correspondent for Europe and the UK.