Mozart's Magic Flute at Longborough

Par Charlotte Valori, 18 juillet 2017

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“Director Thomas Guthrie has contributed plenty of energy and ideas to his vivid production”

Critique faite à Longborough Festival Opera, Moreton-in-Marsh, le 15 juillet 2017

Mozart, La Flûte enchantée (Die Zauberflöte)

Longborough Festival Opera

Anthony Negus, Direction

Thomas Guthrie, Mise en scène

Ruth Paton, Décors, Costumes

Julian Hubbard, Tamino

Beate Mordal, Pamina

Hannah Dahlenburg, Reine de la nuit

Grant Doyle, Papageno

Jihoon Kim, Sarastro

Colin Judson, Monostatos

Katherine Crompton, Première Dame

Sioned Gwen Davies, Deuxième Dame

Carolyn Dobbin, Troisième Dame

Sarah Gilford, Papagena

Benjamin Bevan, L'Orateur (Der Sprecher)

Emyr Wyn Jones, Premier Prêtre

Ryan Davies, Deuxième Prêtre

Aaron O'Hare, Troisième Prêtre

Gabriel Seawright, Premier homme en armure

Alexander Fritze, Second homme en armure

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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.

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