L’incoronazione di Poppea vividly brought to life at the Grange

Kitty Whately (Poppea) and Sam Furness (Nerone)

Sam Furness (Nerone) and Kitty Whately (Poppea)

Jonathan Lemalu (Seneca) and Sam Furness (Nerone)

Anna Bonitatibus (Ottavia) and Christopher Lowrey (Ottone)

Par David Truslove, 10 juin 2024

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“captivating playing from La Nuova Musica”

Critique faite à The Grange, Alresford, le 7 juin 2024

Monteverdi, L'incoronazione di Poppea (Le Couronnement de Poppée), SV 308

The Grange Festival

David Bates, Direction

Walter Sutcliffe, Mise en scène

Jon Bausor, Décors, Costumes

Wolfgang Goebbel, Lumières

La Nuova Musica

Kitty Whately, Poppea (Poppée), La Fortuna (La Fortune)

Sam Furness, Nerone (Néron)

Jonathan Lemalu, Seneca (Sénèque)

Anna Bonitatibus, Ottavia (Octavie), La Virtù (La Vertu)

Christopher Lowrey, Ottone (Othon)

Vanessa Waldhart, Amore (L'Amour), Drusilla

Frances Gregory, Arnalta, Famigliare 1 (Premier familier de Sénèque)

Gwilym Bowen, Lucano (Lucain), Soldato 1 (Premier Soldat Prétorien), Famigliare 2 (Deuxième familier de Sénèque)

Jorge Navarro Colorado, Liberto (Libertus), Soldato 2 (Second Soldat Prétorien)

Fiona Kimm, Nutrice (La nourrice)

Armand Rabot, Mercurio (Mercure), Famigliare 3 (Troisième familier de Sénèque))

Die Fledermaus at The Grange: Cabaret meets G&S

David Karlin, 20th June

A fine singing cast gives creditable performances in Johann Stauss II's most famous operetta, but Paul Curran's updating of Act 2 to 1930s Berlin takes the fizz out of the Champagne.

***11

The Rake's Progress at The Grange: richly entertaining

David Karlin, 23rd June

Singing performances are excellent, the staging is well crafted and Stravinsky's eclectic score entertains from start to finish. But it's an evening's opera that doesn't touch the soul.

****1

Obsession at The Grange: The Queen of Spades

David Karlin, 23rd June

In a setting that might be The Grange itself, a production which steadily tightens its grip until a blistering finish.

*****

A stylish Così fan tutte at The Grange Festival

David Truslove, 16th June

Entertainment ideal for country house opera-goers, enhanced by some fine singing and excellent playing from the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

****1

Tension accumulates in Handel’s Tamerlano at The Grange Festival

David Truslove, 10th June

Some exceptional singing intermittently enlivens Daniel Slater's production which, dramatically and emotionally, takes time to ignite.

***11

Kilts in the library: Macbeth opens The Grange Festival

Dominic Lowe, 9th June

Murder in the library? No, this isn't a re-run of Poirot, but a new production of Verdi's Macbeth to open The Grange Festival's 2022 season.

***11

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David Truslove

After many years as a musician – conducting choirs, singing as a lay clerk at Winchester Cathedral and an involvement in education, David now writes programme notes, occasionally composes and enjoys a busy schedule of reviewing.

L’incoronazione di Poppea vividly brought to life at the Grange Festival