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Azucena takes center stage in the Glimmerglass Festival's streamlined Trovatore

By Cameron Kelsall, 07 August 2021
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“Bryce-Davis offers everything an audience member could want, vocally and dramatically”
Reviewed at Alice Busch Opera Theater, Cooperstown on 7 August 2021
Programme
Verdi, Il trovatore (abridged)
Performers
Glimmerglass Opera
Joseph Colaneri, Conductor
Eric Sean Fogel, Director
Christelle Matou, Costume Designer
Robert Wierzel, Lighting Designer
Francesca Zambello, Director
Michael Mayes, Il conte di Luna
Latonia Moore, Leonora
Gregory Kunde, Manrico
Raehann Bryce-Davis, Azucena
Peter Morgan, Ferrando
Stephanie Sanchez, Ines
Spencer Hamlin, Ruiz
Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra
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Cameron Kelsall
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall is a classical music critic and cultural reporter. He has written for Bachtrack since 2019, and his byline has appeared in many national and international classical music publications. Based in Philadelphia, he regularly travels around the United States for musical events. In addition to his career in journalism, Cameron also teaches in the Theatre Arts program at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a certified sommelier and avid home cook. His favorite composer is Mahler. Twitter: @CameronPKelsall.