Fine singing but messy staging: Le Comte Ory at New Zealand Opera

Emma Pearson (Adele)

Le Comte Ory

Hanna Hipp (Isolier), Moses Mackay (Raimbaud) and Wade Kernot (Tutor)

Le Comte Ory

By Simon Holden, 01 June 2024

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“Emma Pearson had full measure of the chaste Adèle”

Reviewed at Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Auckland on 30 May 2024

Rossini, Le Comte Ory

New Zealand Opera

Brad Cohen, Conductor

Simon Phillips, Director

Tracy Grant Lord, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Matthew Marshall, Lighting Designer

Auckland Philharmonia

New Zealand Opera Chorus

Manase Latu, Count Ory

Emma Pearson, Countess Adèle

Hanna Hipp, Isolier

Andrea Creighton, Ragonde

Moses Mackay, Raimbaud

Wade Kernot, The Tutor

Tayla Alexander, Alice

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Simon Holden

Simon is an operaphile based in Auckland, New Zealand. He wrote his dissertation on Japanese popular music. With a background in piano and classical music retail, he spends his time attending as much opera or vocal concert as he can and blogs at irishenceaway.blogspot.com.

Fine singing but messy production of Le Comte Ory from New Zealand Opera in Auckland