ETO's The Snowmaiden melts the heart and gladdens the ears

Ffion Edwards (Snow Maiden)

Ffion Edwards (Snow Maiden) and Kitty Whately (Lel)

The Snow Maiden

Hannah Sandison (Spring Beauty) and Ffion Edwards (Snow Maiden)

By Dominic Lowe, 30 September 2024

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“what a treat to hear such uniform excellence across such a range of interesting voices”

Reviewed at Hackney Empire, London on 28 September 2024

Rimsky-Korsakov, Snegurochka, The Snow Maiden

English Touring Opera

Hannah Quinn, Conductor

Olivia Fuchs, Director

Eleanor Bull, Set Designer, Costume Designer

James Platt, Lighting Designer

English Touring Opera Orchestra

English Touring Opera Chorus

Ffion Edwards, Snegurochka

Hannah Sandison, Spring Beauty

Edmund Danon, Mizgir

Joseph Doody, Tsar Berendey

Kitty Whately, Lel

Edward Hawkins, Bermyata, Frost

Katherine McIndoe, Kupava

Amy J Payne, Bobylikha

Jack Dolan, Bobyl Bakula

David Horton, Wood-Sprite

Neil Balfour, Bass

Alexandra Meier, Mezzo-soprano

Phoebe Smith, Soprano

Natasha Agarwal, Soprano

Judy Louie Brown, Mezzo-soprano

Harry Grigg, Tenor

Philip Wilcox, Bass

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Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.

English Touring Opera's The Snow Maiden melts the heart and gladdens the ears