Bellini's Il pirata docks at Caramoor

By Gregory Moomjy, 09 July 2017

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Reviewed at Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts: Venetian Theater, Katonah on 8 July 2017

Bellini, Il pirata (Concert performance)

Will Crutchfield, Conductor

Harold Wilson, Ernesto

Angela Meade, Imogene

Santiago Ballerini, Gualtiero

Robyn Marie Lamp, Adele

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Gregory Moomjy

Gregory Moomjy is a graduate of Fordham University with a degree in Musicology and a graduate of Columbia University with a Master’s of Science in Journalism. He has written many reviews and commentary on opera for a variety of publications including New Jersey Monthly, Salon, PC Gamer, and Mexico’s Pro Ópera. He currently resides in New York City.