A miraculous Wagner Dream from Welsh National Opera

Von Paul Kilbey, 07 Juni 2013

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, am 6 Juni 2013

Harvey, Wagner Dream

Welsh National Opera

Nicholas Collon, Musikalische Leitung

Pierre Audi, Regie

Welsh National Opera Orchestra

Gerhard Brössner, Richard Wagner

Karin Giegerich, Cosima Wagner

Ulrike Sophie Rindermann, Carrie Pringle

Jane Oakland, Schauspiel

Chris Rogers, Schauspiel

Bryony Morgan, Schauspiel

Richard Wiegold, Variochana

Claire Booth, Prakriti

Robin Tritschler, Ananda

Rebecca de Pont Davies, Mezzosopran

David Stout, Buddha

Richard Angas, Old Brahmin

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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Claire Booth Dale Duesing David Stout Jonathan Harvey Nicholas Collon Pierre Audi Rebecca de Pont Davies Richard Agnas Richard Angas Richard Wiegold Robin Tritschler Welsh National Opera Welsh National Opera Chorus Welsh National Opera Orchestra

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Paul Kilbey

Paul was Reviews Editor at Bachtrack from 2012 to February 2014. He has written on music and culture for publications including Culture Wars, the Huffington Post, the Independent and the Guardian. He holds BA and MPhil degrees in music from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and is particularly passionate about contemporary music of all types. His website is here.