Jaho and Larsson break hearts, Gallo and Hurrell mend them

Par David Karlin, 26 février 2016

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“Jaho was magnificent... it's the injection of emotion into the voice was thrilling”

Critique faite à Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Londres, le 25 février 2016

Puccini, Suor Angelica

Puccini, Il tabarro

Puccini, Suor Angelica

Puccini, Gianni Schicchi

The Royal Opera

Nicola Luisotti, Direction

Richard Jones, Mise en scène

John Macfarlane, Décors

Nicky Gillibrand, Costumes

Lucio Gallo, Michele, Gianni Schicchi

Patricia Racette, Giorgetta

Carl Tanner, Luigi

Carlo Bosi, Tinca, Gherardo

Jeremy White, Talpa, Betto di Signa

David Junghoon Kim, Un venditore di canzonette (un vendeur de chansons)

Irina Mishura, La Frugola, La badessa

Jennifer Davis, Une amoureuse, La suora infermiera

Luis Gomes, Un amoureux

Ermonela Jaho, Suor Angelica

Anna Larsson, La zia principessa

Elena Zilio, La suora zelatrice, Zita

Elizabeth Sikora, La maestra delle novizie

Lauren Fagan, Suor Genovieffa

Emily Edmonds, Première sœur quêteuse

Elizabeth Key, Suor Dolcina

Eryl Royle, Suor Osmina

Renata Skarelyte, Sœur quêteuse 2

Melissa Alder, Sœur bavarde 1

Katy Batho, Una novizia

Kate McCarney, Sœur bavarde 2

Susanna Hurrell, Lauretta

Paolo Fanale, Rinuccio

Rebecca Evans, Nella

Gwynne Howell, Simone

David Kempster, Marco

Marie McLaughlin, La Ciesca

Matteo Peirone, Maestro Spinelloccio

Tiziano Bracci, Ser Amantio di Nicolao

David Shipley, Guccio

Miriam Buether, Décors

Ultz, Décors

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Royal Opera Chorus

Sarah Fahie, Revival Director

Benjamin Davis, Revival Director

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Eleanor Knight, 26th March

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*****

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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

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*****

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The second revival of Richard Jones' staging of Mussorgsky's original 1869 version of Boris Godunov once again stars the Welsh knight.

****1

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*****

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***11

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.

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