Musically resplendent Don Carlo in Washington

By Edward Sava-Segal, 06 March 2018

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“Jamie Barton's... vocal agility and dynamic range amazed the most”

Reviewed at Kennedy Center: Opera House, Washington on 3 March 2018

Verdi, Don Carlo(s)

Washington National Opera

Philippe Auguin, Conductor

Tim Albery, Director

Andrew Lieberman, Set Designer

Constance Hoffman, Costume Designer

Eric Owens, Filippo II

Russell Thomas, Don Carlo

Quinn Kelsey, Rodrigo, Marchese di Posa

Andrea Silvestrelli, Il Grande Inquisitore

Leah Crocetto, Elisabetta di Valois

Jamie Barton, La Principessa Eboli

Washington National Opera Chorus

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Edward Sava-Segal

Edward has been living in New York for the last 25 years, one of the reasons being the extraordinarily rich cultural life in this city. He has studied piano and classical music in his early years. He switched later on to computer science and data architecture but he kept an unwavering interest in following the classical music phenomenon here in New York and in his travels. Edward occasionally reviews fine arts events for the most prestigious literary magazine in Romania, his home country.