A memorable performance of La Traviata from Opera Project at St George's Bristol

By Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, 18 June 2013

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Reviewed at St George's Bristol, Bristol on 14 June 2013

Verdi, La traviata

Opera Project

Jonathan Lyness, Conductor

Richard Studer, Director

Craig Smith, Giorgio Germont

Ana James, Violetta Valéry

Opera Project's The Barber of Seville in Bristol

Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, 15th June

A classic opera, Rossini’s The Barber of Seville was displayed in a new light by Opera Project this Friday. The easygoing plot of this 19th-century rom-com never tires when given a fresh edge, despite being so frequently performed. Taken out of the context of an opera house and downscaled, this Barber of Seville came to life in an intimate setting with some new words.

***11

Simplicity in Longborough's Orfeo ed Euridice

Clive Peacock, 1st August

Gluck sought simplicity; Longborough Festival Opera delivers simplicity with a most enjoyable and engaging production of Orfeo

****1

Pain and purity: Janáček's Jenůfa

Charlotte Valori, 16th July

Jenůfa unfurls with chilling intensity at Longborough with the talented Lee Bisset in the title role.

*****

"Just my usual, please, Figaro": The Barber of Seville at Longborough

Charlotte Valori, 6th July

Just as we would often rather come out of a barber's with a haircut reasonably similar to the one with which we walked in, but just a bit smarter and tidier, sometimes it’s nice to see a well-known and much-loved opera done straight, and done well.

***11

Petrenko and Serebrennikov forge a new Ring in Salzburg

Phillip Richter, 1st April

The Berliner Philharmoniker’s much-anticipated return to Salzburg gets off to an impressive musical start. Kirill Serebrennikov’s staging raises numerous questions, but answers few of them.

****1

Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera brings Spanish to the Lyric Opera

Graham Meyer, 29th March

The Lyric Opera of Chicago's presentation of El último sueño de Frida y Diego brings the Mexican artists to life... or at least a life reminiscent of their real ones.

****1

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Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres

Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres is a Bristol-based film composer and classical electronic artist. Alexandra's passion in scoring and as a performer lie in the duality between the classical and electronica worlds, moving picture and her love for the piano. Her music has been described by The White Room Magazine as “majestic, at times monumental…the force and vastness of nature”.