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Erraught and Devin shine, but mixed success for Irish National Opera's Maria Stuarda

Anna Devin (Elisabetta)
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Tara Erraught (Maria Stuarda) and Arthur Espiritu (Leicester)
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Maria Stuarda at Irish National Opera
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By Andrew Larkin, 05 June 2022
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Reviewed at Gaiety Theatre, Dublin on 5 June 2022
Programme
Donizetti, Maria Stuarda
Performers
Irish National Opera
Fergus Sheil, Conductor
Tom Creed, Director
Katie Davenport, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Sinead McKenna, Lighting Designer
Irish National Opera Orchestra
Irish National Opera Chorus
Tara Erraught, Maria Stuarda
Anna Devin, Elisabetta
Arthur Espiritu, Earl of Leicester
Gemma Ní Bhriain, Anna
Giorgio Caoduro, Cecil
Callum Thorpe, Talbot
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Andrew Larkin
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.