A bewitching L'Enfant et les sortilèges

By Jane Shuttleworth, 01 August 2015

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Reviewed at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music: Sage Two, Gateshead on 31 July 2015

Ravel, L'Enfant et les sortilèges

Samling Academy Opera

Miranda Wright, Director

Ruth Jenkins-Róbertsson, Fire, Nightingale

Rowan Pierce, Princess

Camilla Harris, Shepherdess, Cat (female)

Charlotte Heslop, Dragonfly

Charlotte La Thrope, The Child

Alex Banfield, Tree frog, Wedgwood teapot

Harriet Beckham, Mother

Ana Fernandez Guerra, Squirrel

Jordan Carlton, Cat (male)

Richard Pinkstone, Clock

Ian Tindale, Piano

Jean-Paul Pruna, Piano

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Jane Shuttleworth

Jane Shuttleworth is a choral singer and recorder player, and specialises in Renaissance, baroque and modern music. She lives in Durham and runs a local music listings, news and reviews site Music in Durham

A bewitching L'Enfant et les sortilèges from Samling Academy Opera