A magical Golden Cockerel at the Concertgebouw

By Nicolas Nguyen, 18 December 2017

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“Venera Gimadieva... singing her exotic meandering coloratura with a shimmering tone.”

Reviewed at Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam on 16 December 2017

Rimsky-Korsakov, Le Coq d'or (The Golden Cockerel) (Concert performance)

Vasily Petrenko, Conductor

Maxim Mikhailov, Tsar Dodon

Venera Gimadieva, Queen of Shemakha

Barry Banks, Astrologer

Aleksandra Kubas-Kruk, Golden Cockerel

Oleg Tsibulko, General Polkan

Viktor Antipenko, Prince Guidon

Andrei Bondarenko, Prince Afron

Yulia Mennibaeva, Amelfa

Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest)

Netherlands Radio Choir (Groot Omroepkoor)

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Nicolas Nguyen

Nicolas is a French Amsterdammer, e-commerce professional and a bit of an opera buff. His experience in the area of music is that of a dilettante. His passion for the opera and vocal music comes from his love for both music and languages which are so perfectly combined in these art forms.