Prim but not so proper: Così in Amsterdam

By Jenny Camilleri, 28 August 2014

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Reviewed at Royal Theater Carré, Amsterdam on 26 August 2014

Mozart, Così fan tutte

Ed Spanjaard, Conductor

Jeroen Lopes Cardozo, Director

Lenneke Ruiten, Fiordiligi

Rosanne van Sandwijk, Dorabella

Ilse Eerens, Despina

Anders Dahlin, Ferrando

Frans Fiselier, Don Alfonso

André Morsch, Guglielmo

Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century

Cappella Amsterdam

Paula Murrihy a fantastic Sesto in Concertgebouw Clemenza

Nicolas Nguyen, 18th October

Kenneth Montgomery leads the Orchestra of the 18th Century and a fine team of young soloists in a swift, finely detailed interpretation of La clemenza di Tito.

****1

The Orchestra of the 18th century charms in Nozze di Figaro at the Concertgebouw

Nicolas Nguyen, 14th October

At the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Orchestra of the 18th Century conducted by Kenneth Montgomery gave a lively and expressive performance of Mozart’s Nozze, that emphasized the witty charm of the piece. Soloist included Henk Neven’s aristocratic Count and Ilse Eerens’ delightful Susanna.

****1

The Drover's Wife brings Aboriginal Dreaming to opera audiences

Jeremy Eccles, 16th May

Emerging from different incarnations of Leah Purcell’s play, George Palmer’s opera develops traditional Dreaming elements from Aboriginal mythology, premiering in Brisbane.

****1

Nabucodonosor: Riccardo Chailly’s triumphant farewell to La Scala

Laura Servidei, 16th May

Riccardo Chailly’s final new production as artistic director is a celebration of Verdi and of a conductor whose relationship with the Milanese audience has clearly deepened over the years.

*****

Iolanta paired with Luonnotar in dramatic Helsinki double bill

No’a L. bat Miri, 15th May

In Helsinki, Antony McDonald pairs Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta with a staged version of Sibelius’ tone poem Luonnotar, brilliantly voiced by soprano Silja Aalto.

*****

Richard Jones’ clunky Samson et Dalila returns to Covent Garden

Dominic Lowe, 13th May

With Aigul Akhmetshina and Seokjong Baek in the title roles, there are reasons to be optimistic, but The Royal Opera’s revival of Richard Jones’ production is a mixed bag.

***11

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Jenny Camilleri

After completing her postgraduate studies in psychology at the University of Toronto, Jenny moved to Amsterdam, where she enjoys singing in amateur choirs. She loves all genres of classical vocal music, especially nineteenth and early twentieth century Italian and German opera and art songs.

Prim but not so proper: A radiant Lenneke Ruiten in the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century’s sparkling Così fan tutte