Rameau meets The Kardashians: Platée at Garsington

Samuel Boden (Platée)

Ossian Huskinson (Jupiter) and Jonathan McGovern (Momus)

Robert Murray (Thespis) and ensemble

Samuel Boden (Platée)

Holly Teague (Clarine)

Par David Karlin, 30 mai 2024

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“more gold lamé costumes, bouffant hair and fake tans than is good for anyone’s health.”

Critique faite à Garsington Opera, High Wycombe, le 29 mai 2024

Rameau, Platée

Garsington Opera

Paul Agnew, Direction

Louisa Muller, Mise en scène

Christopher Oram, Décors, Costumes

Malcolm Rippeth, Lumières

The English Concert

Garsington Opera Chorus

Samuel Boden, Platée

Mireille Asselin, La Folie

Robert Murray, Thespis, Mercure

Henry Waddington, Cithéron, Satyr

Ossian Huskinson, Jupiter

Victoria Songwei Li, Amour

Jonathan McGovern, Momus

Holly Teague, Clarine

Holly Brown, Thalie

Annabel Kennedy, Junon

Rebecca Howell, Movement director

A radically trad Fidelio at Garsington

Peter Quantrill, 27th June

Simple solutions prove the best in Beethoven's "problem" opera as John Cox's staging is revived at Garsington.

****1

Ravishing Rodelinda: Handel al fresco at Garsington Opera

Roy Westbrook, 13th June

Ruth Knight untangles Handel's Rodelinda, directing a new staging at Garsington which features a feast of fine singing.

****1

Three card trick: compelling new Queen of Spades at Garsington

Roy Westbrook, 29th May

Jack Furness directs a terrific new Queen of Spades at Garsington – haunting and harrowing.

****1

Garsington’s L’elisir d’amore: Dr Feelgood wins the day

David Karlin, 28th May

Simon Higlett’s exquisite sets and costumes give a backdrop to Donizetti’s frothiest of rom-coms.

****1

Madcap comedy from Verdi: Un giorno di regno at Garsington

David Karlin, 29th June

Christopher Alden, Chris Hopkins and an excellent cast send us a comic roller coaster ride with Verdi’s ultra-rarely performed second opera.

*****

Garsington Opera's new A Midsummer Night's Dream

Roy Westbrook, 16th June

In the first and last acts, ladies entered with a train still attached to a bolt of cloth, which was then cut to length by an attendant. Was this production brought to the stage in a great hurry, allowing no time for costume fittings?

***11

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Rameau meets The Kardashians: Platée opens Garsington Opera's season