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Duel of duos: Rimsky-Korsakov's Mozart and Salieri, Mascagni's Zanetto

By Charlotte Valori, 07 August 2017
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Reviewed at Bridewell Theatre, London on 3 August 2017
Programme
Rimsky-Korsakov, Mozart and Salieri (Sung in English, accompanied by piano and viola)
Mascagni, Zanetto (Sung in English, accompanied by piano and violin)
Performers
Time Zone Theatre
Andrew G. Charity, Conductor
Pamela Schermann, Director
Yole Lambrecht, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Roger Paterson, Mozart
Nicolas Dwyer, Salieri
Becca Marriott, Sylvia
Sophie Goldrick, Zanetto
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Charlotte Valori
Charlotte Valori
Charlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.