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At this London gig, the guitarist and his band covered songs by Bob Dylan, the Grateful Dead and Jimmy Webb
2023-10-25 07:14:00
Fierce & intense: Peter Konwitschny's production of La traviata returns to ENO with a mesmerising account of the title role from Nicole Chevalier
[…] Flora was a real piece of work, definitely much more than just the musical side-kick that can be the case here.The cast all worked hard at getting Martin Fitzpatrick's rather functional translation across, and I was impressed at how many words Chevalier in particular seemed to be able to project, at least as far as the mid-stalls. You just wished that they had something a little more poetic to work with.Verdi: La Traviata - David Webb, Patrick Alexander Keefe, Jonathan Lemalu, Amy Holyland - English National Opera (Photo: Belinda Jiao)The chorus was hard working here, this is a very physical production and they both looked and sounded on top form. Richard Farnes in the pit showed what Verdian style can be, and he and the orchestra produced a sophisticated and elegantly expressive account of the score. Farnes kept things moving, yet it always felt open and spacious with every phrase […]
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