Blame game: Strauss' Daphne at Grimeborn

By Charlotte Valori, 25 August 2015

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“Justine Viani gave a subtle and compelling performance as Daphne”

Reviewed at Arcola Theatre Studio 1, London on 20 August 2015

Strauss R., Daphne

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José Manuel Gandia, Conductor, Director

Justine Viani, Daphne

John Upperton, Apollo

Panos Ntourntoufis, Leukippos

Violetta Gawara, Gaea

James Gower, Peneios

Borja Gómez-Ferrer, Tenor

Dario Dugandzic, Baritone

Milena Dobrzycka, Soprano

Marta Lopez, Piano

Erika Mädi Jones, Soprano

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Charlotte Valori

Charlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.