Lust, silk and strangulation: A Florentine Tragedy

By Charlotte Valori, 08 August 2017

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“Becca Marriott's Bianca exuded sultry appeal”

Reviewed at Bridewell Theatre, London on 7 August 2017

Zemlinsky, Eine florentinische Tragödie (A Florentine Tragedy) Op.16 (Sung in English and accompanied by piano)

Time Zone Theatre

Andrew G. Charity, Conductor

Pamela Schermann, Director

Yole Lambrecht, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Becca Marriott, Bianca

Lawrence Thackeray, Guido Bardi, Prince of Forence

Nicolas Dwyer, Simone

Duel of duos from Opera in the City Festival

Charlotte Valori, 3rd August

Opera in the City puts two key short works side by side, both duos, to create an evening of contrasting voices in which mature, selfish passion quails before youthful promise.

****1

Duel of duos from Opera in the City Festival

Charlotte Valori, 3rd August

Opera in the City puts two key short works side by side, both duos, to create an evening of contrasting voices in which mature, selfish passion quails before youthful promise.

****1

Richard Jones’ clunky Samson et Dalila returns to Covent Garden

Dominic Lowe, 13th May

With Aigul Akhmetshina and Seokjong Baek in the title roles, there are reasons to be optimistic, but The Royal Opera’s revival of Richard Jones’ production is a mixed bag.

***11

Reality television: ENO’s Angel’s Bone in Manchester

Lawrence Dunn, 12th May

Kip Williams and ENO mount an extraordinary new production of Du Yun and Royce Vavrek’s multifaceted opera, with performances of great emotional directness broadcast live on camera.

*****

Sir Thomas Allen’s Figaro for Scottish Opera still entertains

David Smythe, 9th May

A traditional Marriage of Figaro entertains with a strong cast, eye-catching design and lighting, and Amanda Holden’s earthy libretto.

****1

Sasha Cooke brings sharp intelligence to Seattle Opera’s Carmen

Thomas May, 8th May

Sasha Cooke’s thoughtful role debut anchors Paul Curran’s visually and musically alert but dramatically uneven production.

****1

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Charlotte Valori

Charlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.

Lust, silk and strangulation: Zemlinsky's A Florentine Tragedy