Méphistophélès returns to the stage in Gounod’s Faust at La Fenice!

Paola Gardina (Siébel), Alex Esposito (Méphistophélès) and Iván Ayón Rivas (Faust)

Alex Esposito (Méphistophélès)

Alex Esposito (Méphistophélès) and Paola Gardina (Siébel)

Carmela Remigio (Marguerite) and Iván Ayón Rivas (Faust)

Par Laura Servidei, 01 mai 2022

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“as Méphistophélès, Alex Esposito stole the show with his innate sense of drama”

Critique faite à Teatro La Fenice, Venise, le 30 avril 2022

Gounod, Faust

Teatro La Fenice

Frédéric Chaslin, Direction

Joan Antón Rechi, Mise en scène

Sebastian Ellrich, Décors

Gabriela Salaverri, Costumes

Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice

Coro del Teatro La Fenice

Carmela Remigio, Marguerite

Alex Esposito, Méphistophélès

Iván Ayón-Rivas, Faust

Armando Noguera, Valentin

Julie Mellor, Marthe

Paola Gardina, Siebel

William Corrò, Wagner

La clemenza di Tito at La Fenice: splendid score, sterile stage

Laura Servidei, 23rd November

Ivor Bolton leads a great cast in a superb musical production of Mozart’s last masterpiece, in a lukewarm new production by Paul Curran.

****1

Vivaldi’s pasticcio Bajazet given an extravagant staging

Laura Servidei, 7th June

Federico Maria Sardelli leads a great cast of specialists in a new production by Fabio Ceresa, perfectly attuned to the Baroque style.

****1

Orlando furioso: Vivaldi returns to Venice in a Baroque feast

Laura Servidei, 23rd September

Fabio Ceresa's spectacular production to the Teatro Malibran with a strong cast in the hands of Diego Fasolis.

****1

Un Ernani desacomplejado y gótico en Les Arts

Daniel Martínez Babiloni, 7th June

Les Arts concluyó la temporada con Ernani en una producción que concita tradición y modernidad, en torno a una lectura musical desprejuiciada y una versión basada en el drama gótico original.

***11

La Fenice closes season with a lively new Fille du regiment

Laura Servidei, 14th October

John Osborn dazzles again as Tonio in a nostalgic new production by Barbe and Doucet, with a strong cast under the baton of Stefano Ranzani.

***11

Full fathom five: Peter Grimes at La Fenice

Elena Luporini, 24th June

Finally reaching the stage of the Venetian theatre, Benjamin Britten's first major opera meets with success thanks to Juraj Valčuha's conducting, Paul Curran's staging and an excellent cast.

*****

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Laura Servidei

Mathematician, science nerd, translator of popular science books, obsessed opera fan since the teen years. Day job: business analyst in a software house developing systems for the financial industry. Amateur choral singer. Main musical interests: baroque music and Italian opera. Originally from Italy, currently based in Sweden. I make a mean eggplant parmesan.