Unjust neglect? Chelsea Opera Group makes a good case for Verdi's Alzira

Par David Karlin, 03 juin 2013

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Critique faite à Queen Elizabeth Hall, Londres, le 2 juin 2013

Mozart, Don Giovanni, K527: Ouverture (in memory of maestro Sir Colin Davis)

Verdi, Alzira

Gianluca Marcianò, Direction

Jorge Navarro Colorado, Otumbo

Paolo Battaglia, Alvaro

Mario Sofroniou, Zamoro

Mark Holland, Gusmano

Francisco Javier Borda, Ataliba

Liora Grodnikaite, Zuma

Majella Cullagh, Alzira

Paul Curievici, Ovando

Chelsea Opera Group Chorus

Nuns on the run: Le Comte Ory

Mark Pullinger, 25th June

Italian swagger and French farce combining to raise some much needed laughs despite the restrictions of a concert performance at Cadogan Hall.

***11

Ernani: Sweltering heat, Spanish passions

Mark Pullinger, 3rd July

Rarely performed, Verdi's fifth opera Ernani is full of fiery passions, with a relentless flow of melodic invention, as heard in this concert performance by Chelsea Opera Group.

***11

To Paradise and back: a thrilling Roi de Lahore

Mark Pullinger, 1st March

Chelsea Opera Group presents the strongest case imaginable for Massenet’s Le Roi de Lahore, with Michael Spyres, no less, as the King.

****1

Pountney’s vivid Simon Boccanegra at Grange Park Opera

Mark Pullinger, 5th June

Sir David Pountney's 1997 staging for Welsh National Opera is given a welcome new lease of life at Grange Park Opera, splendidly cast... with one major exception.

****1

Turandot en el Maestranza: el triunfo de lo colectivo

Juan José Freijo, 10th November

Esta reposición de Turandot en el Teatro de la Maestranza de Sevilla supone una explosión de emoción y brillo para el inicio de su temporada.

****1

Aleko on the Arno: Bryn Terfel leads fine new GPO double bill

Roy Westbrook, 6th June

An unlikely pairing opens Grange Park Opera's season, the two works united by the dominant central character of each opera – Sir Bryn Terfel.

****1

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David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.