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Respighi rarity a riotous romp at Opéra de Lyon

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“wonderfully light and translucent but still manages to pull a Puccini punch”
Reviewed at Théâtre de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon on 9 February 2018
Respighi, La bella dormente nel bosco
Opéra de Lyon
Philippe Forget, Conductor
Barbora Horáková, Director
Eva Maria van Acker, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Henrike Henoch, The blue fairy, The nightingale, The spindle
Ana Victória Pitts, The duchess, The little old lady
Nikoleta Kapetanidou, The princess
Beth Taylor, The cuckoo, The cat, The queen
Grégoire Mour, The jester, The prince
Jan Żądło, A woodcutter, The ambassador, The king
Angelo Rinna, The green fairy
Maîtrise de l'Opéra de Lyon
Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
James Rosental, Choreography
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