Mascagni's Le maschere struggles to take flight in Wexford opener

Ioana Constantin Pipelea (Colombina), Matteo Mancini (Spaventa) and Gillen Munguia (Brighella)

Lavinia Bini (Rosaura) and Andrew Morstein (Florindo)

Matteo Mancini (Spaventa) Mariano Orozco (Pantalone) and Rory Musgrave (Dottore Graziano)

Lavinia Bini (Rosaura) and Andrew Morstein (Florindo)

By Andrew Larkin, 19 October 2024

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“Lavina Bini shone as Rosaura, her golden soprano infusing each note with emotion”

Reviewed at National Opera House: O’Reilly Theatre, Wexford on 18 October 2024

Mascagni, Le maschere

Wexford Festival Opera

Francesco Cilluffo, Conductor

Stefano Ricci, Director, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Daniele Naldi, Lighting Designer

Orchestra of Wexford Festival Opera

Chorus of Wexford Festival Opera

Lavinia Bini, Rosaura

Benoit-Joseph Meier, Alrecchino

Ioana Constantin Pipelea, Colombina

Matteo Mancini, Il Capitano Spaventa

Guillen Munguia, Brighella

Rory Musgrave, Dottore Graziano

Mariano Orozco, Pantalone De' Bisognosi

Andrew Morstein, Florindo

Giorgio Caoduro, Tartaglia

Peter McCamley, Giocadio

Stellario Di Blasi, Choreography

Delius’ The Magic Fountain disappoints at Wexford

Eleanor Knight, 19th October

Frederick Delius' gigantic score is worth a listen but Christopher Luscombe doesn’t circumvent the problems of directing this opera in 2025.

**111

Handel’s Deidamia a triumph for Wexford Festival Opera

Eleanor Knight, 18th October

A rare opportunity to see Handel’s final operatic work, Deidamia, conducted – and staged – by George Petrou at Wexford Festival Opera.

*****

Spanish Civil War Trouvère opens Wexford Festival Opera

Eleanor Knight, 17th October

The 74th Wexford Opera Festival opens with the French revision of Il trovatore that Verdi reforged for the Paris Opera.

***11

Orpha Phelan delivers farcical Donizetti at the Wexford Festival Opera

Andrew Larkin, 20th October

Superlative singing, hilarious antics and an energetic production make Donizetti's Le Convenience ed inconvenience an exhilarating success.

****1

Stanford's hilarious The Critic proves a Wexford knockout

Andrew Larkin, 19th October

Conor Hanratty's humorous production is a triumph from beginning to end, a must see at this year's Wexford Festival.

*****

Erlanger's L'Aube rouge a damp squib at Wexford Festival Opera

Andrew Larkin, 29th October

Erlanger's fractured and clichéd opera isn't helped by confused direction, although soprano Andreea Soare is nothing short of magnificent as the heroine.

**111

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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.

Mascagni's Le maschere struggles to take flight in Wexford Festival Opera opener