Opera North's gleeful Marriage of Figaro

Par Richard Wilcocks, 26 janvier 2015

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“Cherubino, the ultimate stage adolescent as played by Helen Sherman”

Critique faite à Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds, le 24 janvier 2015

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

Opera North

Alexander Shelley, Direction

Jo Davies, Mise en scène

Gabrielle Dalton, Costumes

Leslie Travers, Décors

Ana Maria Labin, la Comtesse Almaviva

Silvia Moi, Suzanne (Susanna)

Helen Sherman, Chérubin (Cherubino)

Quirijn de Lang, le Comte Almaviva

Richard Burkhard, Figaro

Henry Waddington, le docteur Bartolo

Ellie Laugharne, Barberine (Barbarina)

Gaynor Keeble, Marceline (Marcellina)

Joseph Shovelton, Don Basilio

Nicholas Watts, Don Curzio

Jeremy Peaker, Antonio

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Richard Wilcocks

Richard Wilcocks has worked as a journalist, as a teacher and for the British Council. He sings bass with Leeds Festival Chorus.

Opera North's gleeful Marriage of Figaro is not to be missed