Sweeney Todd cuts a dash in Vancouver

By Kevin W Ng, 26 April 2015

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Reviewed at Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver on 25 April 2015

Sondheim, Sweeney Todd

Vancouver Opera

Jonathan Darlington, Conductor

Kim Collier, Director

Greer Grimsley, Sweeney Todd

George Masswohl, Sweeney Todd

Luretta Bybee, Mrs Lovett

Pascal Charbonneau, Tobias Ragg

Doug MacNaughton, Judge Turpin

Caitlin Wood, Johanna Baker

Rocco Rupolo, Anthony Hope

Karen Ydenberg, Beggar Woman

David Curry, Adolfo Pirelli

Michael Barrett, Beadle Bamford

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Kevin W Ng

Kevin writes about music and culture, with a focus on opera. Originally trained as a violinist, he has a particular interest in 20th-century music. He is currently based in New York City.