Comedy with knobs on: English National Opera's new Figaro

Par Benjamin Poore, 16 mars 2020

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“Louise Alder... every phrase sculpted with intelligence and insight”

Critique faite à The London Coliseum, Londres, le 14 mars 2020

Mozart, Les Noces de Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro)

English National Opera

Kevin John Edusei, Direction

Joe Hill-Gibbins, Mise en scène

Johannes Schultz, Décors

Astria Klein, Costumes

Božidar Smiljanić, Figaro

Louise Alder, Suzanne (Susanna)

Johnathan McCullough, le Comte Almaviva

Elizabeth Watts, la Comtesse Almaviva

Hanna Hipp, Chérubin (Cherubino)

Andrew Shore, le docteur Bartolo

Susan Bickley, Marceline (Marcellina)

Colin Judson, Don Curzio, Don Basilio

Rowan Pierce, Barberine (Barbarina)

Jenny Ogilvie, Chorégraphie

Bernd Velder, Lumières

English National Opera Chorus

English National Opera Orchestra

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Benjamin Poore

Benjamin Poore is a writer and critic. His book on psychoanalysis and literature is forthcoming in 2019. He has previously written about literature and culture for the Independent, the Times Literary Supplement, and Times Higher Education. In his spare time he tries to sing Schubert; he has a very patient teacher.