Striking choral juxtapositions in Venice

By David Truslove, 01 March 2021

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Reviewed at Teatro Malibran, Venice on 28 February 2021

Vasks, Plainscapes

Bernstein, Chichester Psalms

Carlo Vistoli, Countertenor

Coro del Teatro La Fenice

Roberto Baraldi, Violin

Francesco Ferrarini, Cello

Ulisse Trabacchin, Organ

Eva Perfetti, Harp

Paolo Bertoldo, Percussion

Claudio Marino Moretti, Choirmaster / chorus director

La clemenza di Tito at La Fenice: splendid score, sterile stage

Laura Servidei, 23rd November

Ivor Bolton leads a great cast in a superb musical production of Mozart’s last masterpiece, in a lukewarm new production by Paul Curran.

****1

Orlando furioso: Vivaldi returns to Venice in a Baroque feast

Laura Servidei, 23rd September

Fabio Ceresa's spectacular production to the Teatro Malibran with a strong cast in the hands of Diego Fasolis.

****1

La Fenice closes season with a lively new Fille du regiment

Laura Servidei, 14th October

John Osborn dazzles again as Tonio in a nostalgic new production by Barbe and Doucet, with a strong cast under the baton of Stefano Ranzani.

***11

Full fathom five: Peter Grimes at La Fenice

Elena Luporini, 24th June

Finally reaching the stage of the Venetian theatre, Benjamin Britten's first major opera meets with success thanks to Juraj Valčuha's conducting, Paul Curran's staging and an excellent cast.

*****

Méphistophélès returns to the stage in Gounod’s Faust at La Fenice!

Laura Servidei, 30th April

The Teatro La Fenice reprises Joan Anton Rechi’s production in its full stage version, less inspiring than the one expanded through the whole theatre during Covid times.

***11

La Fenice transformed into a cathedral for Gounod's Faust

Renato Verga, 3rd July

The real sensation of the evening was Alex Esposito – this time, Gounod's Faust should have been titled Méphistophélès...

****1

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David Truslove

After many years as a musician – conducting choirs, singing as a lay clerk at Winchester Cathedral and an involvement in education, David now writes programme notes, occasionally composes and enjoys a busy schedule of reviewing.