A couple of Cavaradossis, plus a divine diva: Tosca at the ROH

Par Roy Westbrook, 09 décembre 2021

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“Stikhina... encompassed the jealousy, piety, tenderness, credulity and murderous passion of the diva”

Critique faite à Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Londres, le 8 décembre 2021

Puccini, Tosca

The Royal Opera

Oksana Lyniv, Direction

Jonathan Kent, Mise en scène

Paul Brown, Décors, Costumes

Mark Henderson, Lumières

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Royal Opera Chorus

Elena Stikhina, Floria Tosca

Bryan Hymel, Mario Cavaradossi

Freddie De Tommaso, Mario Cavaradossi

Alexey Markov, Baron Scarpia

Yuriy Yurchuk, Cesare Angelotti

Hubert Francis, Spoletta

Jihoon Kim, Sciarrone

Jeremy White, Le Sacristain

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Dominic Lowe, 13th May

With Aigul Akhmetshina and Seokjong Baek in the title roles, there are reasons to be optimistic, but The Royal Opera’s revival of Richard Jones’ production is a mixed bag.

***11

Peter Grimes drops anchor again at The Royal Opera

Christopher Woodley, 5th May

Allan Clayton and Sir Bryn Terfel lead a strong cast in a revival of Deborah Warner's dark staging of Britten's signature work at Covent Garden.

****1

Two funerals and a bedding at the Linbury Theatre

Eleanor Knight, 1st May

Tales of love and loss as operas by Elena Langer, Charlotte Bray and Elizabeth Maconchy form a varied triple bill in this showcase for The Royal Opera’s Jette Parker Artists.

****1

The Turn of the Screw at RBO Linbury: Darkness and denial

Eleanor Knight, 26th March

Natalie Abrahami’s mesmerising new production of Britten’s ghostly tale of sexual abuse is very dark indeed.

*****

A riveting Rigoletto revival at the Royal Opera House

Dominic Lowe, 25th March

Sir Mark Elder celebrates 50 years at Covent Garden by returning to his first opera there in 1976 – Verdi's Rigoletto – in a revival of Oliver Mears' excellent 2021 production.

****1

Siegfried at the RBO: Kosky and Pappano surprise and delight

David Karlin, 17th March

A revelatory orchestral performance and a cast led by Andreas Schager, Christopher Maltman and Elisabeth Strid make this a Siegfried for the record books.

*****

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Roy Westbrook

Roy Westbrook gained a diploma in music history at London University (Morley College) and was for some years the head of music day schools at Oxford University, where he also led music summer schools. After some years leading the University's business school he has returned to music teaching and writing, and recently took part in the Arts in Residence courses on Bruckner, Mahler and Bach He is co-author (with Terry Barfoot) of a history of opera, and has taught day schools on Sibelius in Oxford and elsewhere.

A couple of Cavaradossis, plus a divine diva: Tosca at the Royal Opera House