Stephen Medcalf and Martyn Brabbins bring us a mixed Eugene Onegin at Grange Park

Par Roger Smith, 03 juin 2013

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Critique faite à The Grange, Alresford, le 30 mai 2013

Tchaïkovski, Eugène Onéguine

Grange Park Opera

Susan Gritton, Tatiana

Brett Polegato, Eugène Onéguine

Frances Bourne, Olga

Robert Anthony Gardiner, Lenski

Clive Bayley, Prince Grémine

Anne-Marie Owens, Madame Larina

Kathleen Wilkinson, Filipievna

Stuart Kale, Monsieur Triquet

Martyn Brabbins, Direction

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Stephen Medcalf, Mise en scène

Taj Mahal by Nishat Khan premieres at Grange Park Opera

David Karlin, 10th July

Scion of generations of sitar players, Nishat Khan is the perfect person to tell the "greatest love story never told" behind India's most iconic building.

***11

Ukraine matters: Tchaikovsky’s Mazeppa at Grange Park Opera

Roy Westbrook, 14th June

Why is Tchaikovsky’s very fine opera still a rarity outside Russia? David Pountney directs a new production at the Surrey festival.

****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

A confusing operatic take on The Tempest at Grange Park Opera

Nick Boston, 11th July

Strong vocal and orchestral performances, supported by impressive visuals, struggle to bring coherency to Anthony Bolton's Island of Dreams at Grange Park Opera.

***11

An impressive, minimalist Kátya Kabanová at Grange Park Opera

David Karlin, 27th June

A memorable performance, with Stephen Barlow conducting Janáček’s remarkable score with vividness and clarity, while David Alden's staging is a masterpiece of "less is more".

****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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Roger Smith

Roger Smith was born in London and studied for BA in Music at Kingston University, followed by an MMus in Music Theory and Analysis at Goldsmiths College. He studied opera at Birkbeck College, the City Lit and Morley College.