Jette Parker Young Artists Tenth Anniversary celebrated at ROH: Il Viaggio a Reims

Por Katy S. Austin, 22 julio 2012

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Crítica hecha desde Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Londres el 19 julio 2012

Rossini, Il viaggio a Reims

The Royal Opera

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Daniele Rustioni, Dirección

Marina Poplavskaya, Corinna

Madeleine Pierard, Contessa di Folleville

Ailish Tynan, Madame Cortese

Kai Rüütel-Pajula, Marchesa Melibea

Ji Hyun Kim, Don Prudenzio

Edgaras Montvidas, Chevalier Belfiore

Ji-Min Park, Conte di Libenskof

Jacques Imbrailo, Barone di Trombonok

Kostas Smoriginas, Don Alvaro

Lukas Jakobski, Don Profondo

Matthew Rose, Lord Sidney

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Dominic Lowe, 13th May

With Aigul Akhmetshina and Seokjong Baek in the title roles, there are reasons to be optimistic, but The Royal Opera’s revival of Richard Jones’ production is a mixed bag.

***11

Peter Grimes drops anchor again at The Royal Opera

Christopher Woodley, 5th May

Allan Clayton and Sir Bryn Terfel lead a strong cast in a revival of Deborah Warner's dark staging of Britten's signature work at Covent Garden.

****1

Two funerals and a bedding at the Linbury Theatre

Eleanor Knight, 1st May

Tales of love and loss as operas by Elena Langer, Charlotte Bray and Elizabeth Maconchy form a varied triple bill in this showcase for The Royal Opera’s Jette Parker Artists.

****1

The Turn of the Screw at RBO Linbury: Darkness and denial

Eleanor Knight, 26th March

Natalie Abrahami’s mesmerising new production of Britten’s ghostly tale of sexual abuse is very dark indeed.

*****

A riveting Rigoletto revival at the Royal Opera House

Dominic Lowe, 25th March

Sir Mark Elder celebrates 50 years at Covent Garden by returning to his first opera there in 1976 – Verdi's Rigoletto – in a revival of Oliver Mears' excellent 2021 production.

****1

Siegfried at the RBO: Kosky and Pappano surprise and delight

David Karlin, 17th March

A revelatory orchestral performance and a cast led by Andreas Schager, Christopher Maltman and Elisabeth Strid make this a Siegfried for the record books.

*****

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Katy S. Austin

Katy sings soprano, plays violin, cycles about and listens to music. She's a graduate of both Bristol and City Universities and has been known to write libretti.