Eyvazov a magnificent Cavardossi in Philadelphia

By Hilary Stroh, 13 May 2018

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“that ample generosity of tone, the fully enunciated Italian vowels”

Reviewed at Kimmel Center: Marian Anderson Hall, Philadelphia on 12 May 2018

Puccini, Tosca (Semi-staged)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor

James Alexander, Director, Set Designer

Jennifer Rowley, Floria Tosca

Yusif Eyvazov, Mario Cavaradossi

Ambrogio Maestri, Baron Scarpia

Greg Fedderly, Spoletta

André Courville, A Jailer

Richard Bernstein, Cesare Angelotti

Kevin Burdette, Sacristan

Federico De Michelis, Sciarrone

Andrew Owens, Shepherd Boy

Philadelphia Symphonic Choir

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Jon Weir, Lighting Designer

The Great War of the Sexes: Così in Kansas City

Hilary Stroh, 16th March

Jane Glover conducts a skittish Mozart's Così fan tutte for Kansas City's Lyric Opera.

***11

Two funerals and a bedding at the Linbury Theatre

Eleanor Knight, 1st May

Tales of love and loss as operas by Elena Langer, Charlotte Bray and Elizabeth Maconchy form a varied triple bill in this showcase for The Royal Opera’s Jette Parker Artists.

****1

The triumph of virtue: Rossini’s Cenerentola in Brisbane

Sandra Bowdler, 29th April

Margarita Gritskova leads a fine ensemble performance of Rossini’s most under-appreciated opera by Opera Queensland.

****1

Grigolo shines in a mixed new Roméo et Juliette at the Opera di Roma

Pia Maltri, 28th April

With its 1940s setting, Luca Del Fusco’s direction alienates in a new production of Gounod's Shakespeare-inspired opera.

***11

Romeo Castellucci directs a new Pelléas et Mélisande at La Scala

Laura Servidei, 26th April

The Italian director makes his long-awaited Italian operatic debut at the Teatro alla Scala in a production which perfectly mirrors Debussy’s most enigmatic creation.

****1

Chiaroscuro extinguished: a self-indulgent Poppea in Copenhagen

Mengguang Huang, 26th April

Christoph Marthaler’s staging of Monteverdi’s Poppea for the Royal Danish Opera is a study in boredom.

**111

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Hilary Stroh

Hilary is an independent scholar and academic historian, based in DC. She has a background in violin, piano and ballet. Educated at Dublin and Cambridge, she has recently published her first two books.

Yusif Eyvazov a magnificent Cavardossi in Philadelphia's Tosca