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Glimmerglass resurrects The Ghosts of Versailles on the eve of Bastille Day

By Cameron Kelsall, 14 July 2019
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“Joseph Colaneri whipped Corigliano’s porous score into shape in the pit”
Reviewed at Alice Busch Opera Theater, Cooperstown on 13 July 2019
Programme
Corigliano, The Ghosts of Versailles
Performers
Glimmerglass Opera
Joseph Colaneri, Conductor
Jay Lesenger, Director
James Noone, Set Designer
Nancy Leary, Costume Designer
Yelena Dyachek, Marie Antoinette
Jonathan Bryan, Beaumarchais
Kayla Siembieda, Susanna
Ben Schaefer, Figaro
Brian Wallin, Count Almaviva
Joanna Latini, Rosina
Katherine Maysek, Cherubino
Gretchen Krupp, Samira
Christian Sanders, Bégearss
Peter Morgan, Louis XVI
Robert Wierzel, Lighting Designer
Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra
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Cameron Kelsall
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall is a classical music critic and cultural reporter. He has written for Bachtrack since 2019, and his byline has appeared in many national and international classical music publications. Based in Philadelphia, he regularly travels around the United States for musical events. In addition to his career in journalism, Cameron also teaches in the Theatre Arts program at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a certified sommelier and avid home cook. His favorite composer is Mahler. Twitter: @CameronPKelsall.