Emotionally powerful La fanciulla del West

By David Truslove, 06 June 2016

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Reviewed at The Grange, Alresford on 4 June 2016

Puccini, La fanciulla del West

Grange Park Opera

Stephen Barlow, Conductor

Stephen Medcalf, Director

Francis O'Connor, Set Designer

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Jihoon Kim, Ashby

Hanna-Liisa Kirchin, Wowkle

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Paul Milosavljevic, Harry

Adam Tunnicliffe, Joe

Seumas Begg, The Pony Express Rider

Simon Gilkes, Trin

Harry Thatcher, Bello

Thomas Isherwood, Happy

Louis Hurst, Sid, Billy Jackrabbit

Michel de Souza, Sonora

Lancelot Nomura, Jim Larkens

Matthew Thistleton, José Castro

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David Truslove

After many years as a musician – conducting choirs, singing as a lay clerk at Winchester Cathedral and an involvement in education, David now writes programme notes, occasionally composes and enjoys a busy schedule of reviewing.

Emotionally powerful La fanciulla del West at Grange Park Opera