Threesome? Sheep? Le Comte Ory at Dorset Opera

By Dominic Lowe, 26 July 2017

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“the men, who clearly threw themselves into their habits with gusto”

Reviewed at Coade Theatre, Bryanston, Blandford Forum on 25 July 2017

Rossini, Le Comte Ory

Dorset Opera

José Miguel Esandi, Conductor

David Phipps-Davis, Director

Nico Darmanin, Count Ory

Jennifer France, Countess Adèle

Heather Lowe, Isolier

Szymon Mechliński, Raimbaud

Steven Page, The Tutor

Sarah Pring, Ragonde

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Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.