Radiant, comic, magical: Ariadne auf Naxos at Garsington Opera

Richard Pinkstone, Marcus Farnsworth, Innocent Masuku and Ossian Huskinson (Zerbinetta's troupe)

Natalya Romaniw (Prima donna), William Dazeley (Music Master) and John Graham-Hall (Dancing Master)

Polly Leech (Composer) and Jennifer France (Zerbinetta)

Harriet Eyley, Claire Lees, Siân Griffiths (nymphs) and Young Woo Kim (Bacchus)

Natalya Romaniw (Ariadne) and Young Woo Kim (Bacchus)

Par David Karlin, 19 juin 2023

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“this Ariadne is a must-see”

Critique faite à Garsington Opera, High Wycombe, le 18 juin 2023

Strauss R., Ariadne auf Naxos

Garsington Opera

Mark Wigglesworth, Direction

Bruno Ravella, Mise en scène

Giles Cadle, Décors

Malcolm Rippeth, Lumières

Philharmonia Orchestra

Natalya Romaniw, The Primadonna (Ariadne)

Young Woo Kim, The Tenor (Bacchus)

Jennifer France, Zerbinetta

Polly Leech, Composer

Harriet Eyley, Echo

Claire Lees, Naiad

Siân Griffiths, Dryad

Innocent Masuku, Brighella

John Graham-Hall, Dancing Master

Richard Pinkstone, Scaramuccio

Marcus Farnsworth, Harlequin

William Dazeley, Music Master

Ossian Huskinson, Truffaldino

Graham Clark, The Major-Domo

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****1

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***11

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Radiant romanticism with delicious comic relief: a magical Ariadne auf Naxos at Garsington Opera