A gripping Return of Ulysses from Opera Collective Ireland

Par Andrew Larkin, 09 septembre 2018

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“Hungarian baritone Gyula Nagy’s voice brought a magisterial quality and grandeur to his Ulysses”

Critique faite à Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire, le 7 septembre 2018

Monteverdi, Il ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria (Le Retour d'Ulysse dans sa patrie), SV 325 (Sung in English)

Opera Collective Ireland

Christian Curnyn, Direction

Patrick Mason, Mise en scène

Gyula Nagy, Ulisse

Raphaela Mangan, Penelope

Andrew Gavin, Telemaco

Emma Morwood, Minerva

Eoin Conway, Anfinomo

Rory Musgrave, Eumete

Ross Scanlon, Iro

Andrew Boushell, Pisandro

Brendan Collins, Antinoo

Bríd Ní Ghruagáin, Ericlea

Margaret Bridge, Melanto

Peter Harris, Eurimaco

Alan Ewing, Neptuno

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Britten in the Rain: a Dream that charms in parts but lacks cohesion

Andrew Larkin, 28th May

Rain cannot wash away the charm of Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Lismore Castle, a visually clever, if uneven, outdoor staging with moments of real enchantment.

***11

Romantic love blooms in the lost garden of West Horsley

John Johnston, 26th June

Olena Tokar's assured coloratura made an immediate success of the waltz with her convincingly adolescent appearance, rhythmic verve and stylish phrasing.

***11

Fun and frolics at Irish National Opera's Figaro

Andrew Larkin, 17th April

A wonderful ful-filled caper by the Irish National Opera of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro with Erraught as Susanna and Miskelly as Cherubino really impressing.

****1

Israelites vs Philistines: Samson et Dalila at Grange Park

David Karlin, 20th June

Grange Park’s Samson et Dalila doesn’t hit the bull’s eye, but it’s well worth the visit for a decent all-round staging of an unfamiliar work, an excellent rendering of its sumptuous score and for a thrilling piece of singing by Carl Tanner.

***11

Siegfried et l’art du chant au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

Pierre Michel, 19th April

Pour ce troisième volet du Ring proposé en version de concert par Yannick Nézet-Séguin et l'Orchestre philharmonique de Rotterdam, c'est le plateau vocal qui brille avant tout, éclipsant l'orchestre et le chef.

***11

Michael Fabiano fait trembler le Capitole dans Otello

Arnaud Saura-Ziegelmeyer, 14th April

Pour ses débuts à Toulouse, le ténor américain se distingue dans le rôle-titre de l'ouvrage verdien. Mise en scène, plateau vocal et fosse s'associent parfaitement pour livrer la quintessence du drame.

*****

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Andrew Larkin

Andrew Larkin is a pianist, composer and teacher from Dublin. Educated at Dublin and at Cambridge, he has performed all around Europe and Mexico. He currently teaches piano and composition in Dublin.

A gripping Return of Ulysses from Opera Collective Ireland and the Akadamie für Alte Musik