All the fun of the fair: A vibrant, busy La bohème at the Royal Albert Hall

Par Charlotte Valori, 28 février 2014

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Critique faite à Royal Albert Hall, Londres, le 27 février 2014

Puccini, La bohème

Oliver Gooch, Direction

Francesca Zambello, Mise en scène

Jessica Rose Cambio, Mimì

Anna Leese, Musetta

Sean Panikkar, Rodolfo

Michael Chioldi, Marcello

Paul Hopwood, Parpignol

Stefano de Peppo, Schaunard

Henry Waddington, Alcindoro, Benoît

Joshua Bloom, Colline

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Ton américano-voltairien pour un optimisme musical : Candide au Théâtre du Capitole

Arnaud Saura-Ziegelmeyer, 20th December

Pour la production de ce Candide, le Capitole recevait un plateau et une équipe presque entièrement issus des milieux américains, faisant souffler dans l’enceinte du théâtre un vent de fraîcheur et de nouveauté.

****1

Porgy and Bess: Catfish Row arrives in Kansas City

Hilary Stroh, 28th February

Francesca Zambello's magnificent production of the Gershwins’ American epic comes to the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.

****1

Brian Vu and Meredith Arwady shine in Glimmerglass Candide

David Wolfson, 8th July

Glimmerglass Opera Festival’s production of Candide leans heavily on a dry comedic sensibility, which most of the cast execute admirably.

***11

Gods and Mortals: a Wagnerian hit parade at Glimmerglass

Cameron Kelsall, 8th August

Soprano Alexandra Shiner displays extraordinary vocal promise and stage presence across a host of Wagner's great female roles.

****1

A streamlined Trovatore at the Glimmerglass Festival

Cameron Kelsall, 7th August

Rising mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis offers a gorgeously sung and grippingly acted portrait of Verdi's gypsy.

****1

Isabel Leonard soars in Glimmerglass Festival's Songbird

Cameron Kelsall, 6th August

Set in New Orleans during the Jazz Age, this riff on Offenbach's La Périchole captures the festive spirit of the summer, despite some tired jokes.

***11

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Charlotte Valori

Charlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.