The Orchestra of the 18th century charms in Nozze di Figaro at the Concertgebouw

By Nicolas Nguyen, 16 October 2015

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Reviewed at Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam on 14 October 2015

Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)

Kenneth Montgomery, Conductor

Jeroen Lopes Cardozo, Director

Ilse Eerens, Susanna

Rosanne van Sandwijk, Cherubino

Henk Neven, Count Almaviva

André Morsch, Figaro

Roberta Alexander, Marcellina

Fabio Trümpy, Don Basilio

Hubert Claessens, Antonio

Cappella Amsterdam

Kelebogile Besong, Soprano

Paula Murrihy a fantastic Sesto in Concertgebouw Clemenza

Nicolas Nguyen, 18th October

Kenneth Montgomery leads the Orchestra of the 18th Century and a fine team of young soloists in a swift, finely detailed interpretation of La clemenza di Tito.

****1

Prim but not so proper: Così in Amsterdam

Jenny Camilleri, 26th August

A winning young cast discovers that all's not well that ends well in the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century’s virtuosic Così fan tutte at the Royal Theatre Carré in Amsterdam.

****1

Werther oozes quiet despair in new Canadian Opera Company staging

John Gilks, 7th May

Excellent performances cannot turn a conventional production of Massenet’s Werther into a dramatic experience for the 21st century.

***11

Rossini's Cenerentola proves great fun in Adelaide

Sandra Bowdler, 7th May

Neil Armfield's production for State Opera South Australia combines a sparkling night of entertainment with first class musical values.

****1

Peter Grimes drops anchor again at The Royal Opera

Christopher Woodley, 5th May

Allan Clayton and Sir Bryn Terfel lead a strong cast in a revival of Deborah Warner's dark staging of Britten's signature work at Covent Garden.

****1

The early flowering of opera: a fragrant L’Orfeo at Schwetzingen

Mengguang Huang, 3rd May

Markus Bothe’s Botticelli-inspired production fuses tableau vivant aesthetics with Jörg Halubek’s surgical musical precision, offering a peerless, vivid tribute to the fragrant dawn of opera.

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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.