Orpha Phelan delivers farcical Donizetti at the Wexford Festival Opera

Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali

Alberto Robert (Guglielmo)

Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali

By Andrew Larkin, 21 October 2024

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“possessing perfect comic timing, Borgogna was masterful”

Reviewed at National Opera House: O’Reilly Theatre, Wexford on 20 October 2024

Donizetti, Viva la mamma (Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali)

Wexford Festival Opera

Danila Grassi, Conductor

Orpha Phelan, Director

Madeleine Boyd, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Daniele Naldi, Lighting Designer

Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera

Chorus of Wexford Festival Opera

Sharleen Joynt, Daria Garbinati

Giuseppe Toia, Procolo

Matteo Loi, Biscroma Strappaviscere

Paolo Bordogna, Donna Agata Scanagalli

Paola Leoci, Luigia Castragatti

Alberto Robert, Guglielmo Antolstoinoff

William Kyle, Cesare Salzapariglia

Delius’ The Magic Fountain disappoints at Wexford

Eleanor Knight, 19th October

Frederick Delius' gigantic score is worth a listen but Christopher Luscombe doesn’t circumvent the problems of directing this opera in 2025.

**111

Handel’s Deidamia a triumph for Wexford Festival Opera

Eleanor Knight, 18th October

A rare opportunity to see Handel’s final operatic work, Deidamia, conducted – and staged – by George Petrou at Wexford Festival Opera.

*****

Spanish Civil War Trouvère opens Wexford Festival Opera

Eleanor Knight, 17th October

The 74th Wexford Opera Festival opens with the French revision of Il trovatore that Verdi reforged for the Paris Opera.

***11

Stanford's hilarious The Critic proves a Wexford knockout

Andrew Larkin, 19th October

Conor Hanratty's humorous production is a triumph from beginning to end, a must see at this year's Wexford Festival.

*****

Mascagni's Le maschere struggles to take flight in Wexford opener

Andrew Larkin, 18th October

Excellent singing, an amusing production and lively staging showcases Mascagni's Le maschere in the best possible light at Wexford Festival Opera.

***11

Erlanger's L'Aube rouge a damp squib at Wexford Festival Opera

Andrew Larkin, 29th October

Erlanger's fractured and clichéd opera isn't helped by confused direction, although soprano Andreea Soare is nothing short of magnificent as the heroine.

**111

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Andrew Larkin

Andrew Larkin is a pianist, composer and teacher from Dublin. Educated at Dublin and at Cambridge, he has performed all around Europe and Mexico. He currently teaches piano and composition in Dublin.