Bolcom's Dinner at Eight served up at Wexford

By Pia Maltri, 22 October 2018

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“Bolcom's score is cinematic to a very high degree”

Reviewed at National Opera House: O’Reilly Theatre, Wexford on 20 October 2018

Bolcom, Dinner at Eight

Wexford Festival Opera

David Agler, Conductor

Tomer Zvulun, Director

Alexander Dodge, Set Designer

Victoria "Vita" Tzykun, Costume Designer

Mary Dunleavy, Millicent Jordan

Brenda Harris, Carlotta Vance

Susannah Biller, Kitty Packard

Gabrielle Dundon, Miss Alden

Maria Hughes, Miss Copeland

Gemma Summerfield, Paula Jordan

Sharon Carty, Lucy Talbot

Laura Margaret Smith, Tina

Richard Cox, Larry Renault

Craig Irvin, Dan Packard

Brett Polegato, Dr. Joseph Talbot

Sheldon Baxter, Gustave

Henry Grant Kerswell, Mr. Hatfield

Stephen Powell, Oliver Jordan

Ashley Mercer, Max Kane

Chorus of Wexford Festival Opera

Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera

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Pia Maltri

Pia first fell head over heels for opera when she was a teenager by listening to recordings of some of the great voices of the past: Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Mirella Freni, Alfredo Kraus. She holds a degree in Italian Literature and she lives in Rome.

William Bolcom's Dinner at Eight served up at Wexford Festival Opera