A warm, but basic Figaro from ETO

By Dominic Lowe, 10 May 2018

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“director Blanche McIntyre’s concept does little to provoke thought”

Reviewed at Churchill Theatre, Bromley on 8 May 2018

Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) (Sung in English)

English Touring Opera

Christopher Stark, Conductor

Blanche McIntyre, Director

Neil Irish, Set Designer

Dawid Kimberg, Count Almaviva

Nadine Benjamin, Countess Almaviva

Ross Ramgobin, Figaro

Rachel Redmond, Susanna

Katherine Aitkin, Cherubino

Omar Ebrahim, Doctor Bartolo

Gaynor Keeble, Marcellina

John-Colyn Gyeantey, Don Basilio

Stuart Haycock, Don Curzio

Devon Harrison, Antonio

Abigail Kelly, Barbarina

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Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.

A warm, but basic Marriage of Figaro from English Touring Opera