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2022-08-28 08:34:40
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2022-07-10 08:11:34
Style and substance: a fascinating & engaging account of The Yeomen of the Guard at the Grange
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Yeomen of the Guard - The Grange Festival (Photo Simon Anand)Gilbert & Sullivan: The Yeomen of the Guard; Ellie Laugharne, Nick Pritchard, Nick Haverson, Angela Simkin, Nicholas Crawley, Heather Shipp, Graeme Broadbent, John Savournin, dir: Christopher Luscombe, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, cond: John Andrews; the Grange FestivalReviewed 8 July 2022 (★★★★½)A sympathetic and stylish account of the most serious of the G&S operas, combining fine singing indeed, plenty of words and some remarkable physical theatre from Nick Haverson's superb Jack PointGilbert and Sullivan wrote an apparently effortless sequence of Savoy Operas that trace an arc of development from The Sorcerer through to The Mikado and Ruddigore; when the run of one opera came to an end, there was another one waiting. However, Ruddigore was not a success on opening night and only after changes, including removing some of Sullivan's more serious music, did it achieve a respectable run. And when it closed, […]
2021-10-27 09:35:54
A sense of exploration and discovery: Jommelli's Il Vologeso in a live recording from Ian Page and the Mozartists
Jommelli Il Vologeso; Stuart Jackson, Rachel Kelly, Gemma Summerfield, Angela Simkin, The Mozartists, Ian Page; Signum Classics Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 27 October 2021 Star rating: 4.0 (★★★★) A live recording of The Mozartists performance from 2016 reveals an exciting exploration of an opera notable for its sense of drama and innovationWhen Ian Page and Classical Opera performed Niccolo Jommelli's 1766 opera Il Vologeso at Cadogan Hall in 2016, it was simply part of their Mozart 250 project, exploring influential works from 1766. Jommelli's operas are important waystations in the journey from high baroque to classical but they don't get that many outing so this was lovely opportunity to hear one live, with a fine young cast. But five years later, and with 18 months of enforced quiet, Ian Page started to think about the recording that had been made of the performance. There were downsides, the opera wasn't […]
2021-10-10 08:59:14
Intense and redemptive: Janacek's Jenůfa in the new production at Covent Garden
[…] missing earlier, bringing some welcome colour and enabling Jeremy White and Helene Schneiderman as the Mayor and his wife to give us a striking cameo. Jacquelyn Stucker's Karolka was also delightfully portrayed, certainly she was going to be no meek wife for Steva. Yaritza Veliz made a charmingly lively Jana (given a sex-change from the libretto), with David Stout as a strong foreman. Other cast members included April Koyejo-Audiger as the servant girl Barena, Angela Simkin as a herdswoman, and Renata Skarelyte as Aunt. The chorus were in good form, providing strong vocal and visual counterpart to the drama. In the pit, Henrik Nanasi drew a rich, refulgent tone from the orchestra, almost belying the edge in Janacek's score, certainly the opening of the opera seemed more romantic and less neurotic than usually. But the result was richly expressive, and incredibly finely played. Throughout the evening, I constantly noticed details […]
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