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All the world is a stage indeed: LA Opera’s Roberto Devereux miraculously comes together

By Matthew Richard Martinez, 23 February 2020
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“bel canto fans should run, not walk, to snatch up tickets”
Reviewed at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles on 22 February 2020
Programme
Donizetti, Roberto Devereux
Performers
LA Opera
Eun Sun Kim, Conductor
Stephen Lawless, Director
Benoît Dugardyn, Set Designer
Ingeborg Bernerth, Costume Designer
Angela Meade, Elisabetta
Ashley Dixon, Sara, Duchessa di Nottingham
Ramón Vargas, Robert Devereux
Quinn Kelsey, Duca di Nottingham
Anthony Ciaramitaro, Lord Cecil
Michael J Hawk, Sir Gualtiero Raleigh
LA Opera Orchestra
LA Opera Chorus
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Matthew Richard Martinez
Matthew Richard Martinez
A professional conductor living in Costa Mesa, California, Matthew received Bachelor of Music and MFA degrees from University of California, Irvine. An avid sports fan, when he’s not conducting or listening to music, he can be found cheering for his hometown San Diego Padres.