Sweeney Todd cuts a dash in Vancouver

Por Kevin W Ng, 26 abril 2015

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Crítica hecha desde Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver el 25 abril 2015

Sondheim, Sweeney Todd

Vancouver Opera

Jonathan Darlington, Dirección

Kim Collier, Dirección de escena

Greer Grimsley, Sweeney Todd

George Masswohl, Sweeney Todd

Luretta Bybee, Mrs Lovett

Pascal Charbonneau, Tobias Ragg

Doug MacNaughton, Judge Turpin

Caitlin Wood, Johanna Baker

Rocco Rupolo, Anthony Hope

Karen Ydenberg, Beggar Woman

David Curry, Adolfo Pirelli

Michael Barrett, Beadle Bamford

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Sofía Esparza y Airam Hernández defienden brillantemente la ópera de Gounod, en la producción de Ópera de Tenerife, con una cuidada dirección escénica de André Heller-Lopes.

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Kevin W Ng

Kevin writes about music and culture, with a focus on opera. Originally trained as a violinist, he has a particular interest in 20th-century music. He is currently based in New York City.