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A terrific sense of relish: Charles Court Opera's new version of The Mikado delights at the Arcola Theatre
[…] Peter Rush (Pish Tush), Robin Bailey was Charles Chauncey (Nanki Poo), Matthew Kellett was Colin Cole (Koko), Matthew Siveter was Hugh Barr (Poo Bah), Alys Roberts was Victoria Plum (Yum Yum), Meriel Cunningham was Milly King (Pitti Sing), Jennifer Clark was Pip Bow (Peep Bow) and Amy J Payne was Katisha, with the accompaniment played on the piano by David Eaton. Designs were by Rachel Szmukler, lighting by Rachel E Cleary and choreography by Damian Czarnecki.Charles Court Opera specialises in performing Gilbert & Sullivan on a small scale, the entire opera was sung by eight people with soloists singing chorus parts too. Such was the skill of the performers and the balanced nature of the cast that, in this studio theatre, you never thought anything was missing. The results were immediately engaging and arresting, the whole cast delivering both Sullivan's musical lines and Gilbert's words with aplomb. This performance was […]
2019-11-06 16:45:00
The Bassarids, Komische Oper, 5 November 2019
Images: Monika Rittershaus Dionysus – Sean Panikkar Pentheus – Günter Papendell Cadmus – Jens Larsen Tiresias – Ivan Turšić Captain – Tom Erik Lie Agave – Tanja Ariane Baumgartner Autonoe – Marisol Montalvo, Vera-Lotte Boecker Beroe – Margarita Nekrasova Dancers – Azzurra Adinolfi, Alessandra Bizzarri, Damian Czarnecki, Michael Fernandez, Paul Gerritsen, Claudia Greco, Christoph Jonas, Csaba Nagy, Sara Pamploni, Lorenzo Soragni Barrie Kosky (director) Otto Pichler (choreography) Katrin Lea Tag (designs) Ulrich Lenz (dramaturgy) Franck Evin (lighting) Vocalconsort Berlin Chorus of the Komische Oper, Berlin (chorus director: David Cavelius) Orchestra of the Komische Oper, Berlin Vladimir Jurowski (conductor) I have been privileged to see – and hear – three excellent performances and productions of The Bassarids; I have also been privileged to attend many excellent performances and productions at the Komische Oper. In both respects, this new production by Barrie Kosky, conducted […]
2019-04-09 06:11:02
Barrie Kosky’s stylish production of Leonard Bernstein’s Candide at Komische Opera was carefully crafted and performed by a superb cast
[…] and Leonard Bernstein. Orchestrated by Leonard Bernstein and Hershey Kay with additional orchestration by Bruce CoughlinBarrie Kosky (director)Jordan de Souza (conductor)Rebecca Ringst (stage designer)Klaus Bruns (costume designer) Alessandro Carletti (lighting designer)Otto Pichler (choreographer)Maximilian Hagemeyer (dramaturg)Voltaire/Dr Pangloss (Franz Hawlata)Candide (Paul Curievici)Cunégonde (Meechot Marrero)The Old Lady (Anne Sofie von Otter)Maximilian (Dániel Foki)Paquette (Maria Fiselier)Cacambo (Emil Ławecki)Governor (Adrian Strooper)Vanderdendur (Ivan Turšić)Martin (Tom Erik Lie)Chorsolisten Komischen Oper Berlin (chorus master: David Cavelius)Dancers: Meri Ahmaniemi, Alessandra Bizzarri, Martina Borroni, Damian Czarnecki, Michael Fernandez, Paul Gerritsen, Claudia Greco, Hunter Jaques, Christoph Jonas, Sara Pamploni, Lorenzo Soragni, Mariana SouzaElsewhere on this blog: Neapolitan extravagance and a strange wedding present: Handel's Aci, Galatea e Polifemo - (★★★★) concert review Italian charm with a French accent in Vivaldi's La Senna Festeggiante from Jonathan Cohen and Arcangelo (★★★★) - concert review A stylish My Fair Lady at the Komische Oper in Berlin (★★★★★) - opera review […]
2019-04-07 09:05:17
Andreas Homoki directed a stylish production of Frederick Loewe’s My Fair Lady, a musical bridging Low Life and High Life, often referred to as ‘The Perfect Musical’
[…] (Photo Iko Freese) Andreas Homoki (director) Peter Christian Feigel (conductor)Arturo Gama (choreographer)Frank Philipp Schlößmann (set designer)Mechthild Seipel (costume designer)Franck Evin (lighting designer)Johanna Wall (dramaturg)David Cavelius (chorus master)Professor Henry Higgins (Max Hopp)Eliza Doolittle (Katharine Mehrling)Alfred P Doolittle (Jens Larsen)Mrs Higgins (Susanne Häusler)Colonel Pickering (Tom Erik Lie)Mrs Pearce (Christiane Oertel)Freddy Eynsford-Hill (Adrian Strooper)Professor Zoltan Karpaty (Zoltan Fekete)Lord Boxington (Tim Dietrich)Lady Boxington (Christina Bütow)Mrs Eynsford-Hill (Elke Sauermann)Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin Chorsolisten der Komischen Oper Berlin Dancers: Damian Czarnecki, Shane Dickson, Zoltan Fekete, Michael Fernandez, Paul Gerritsen, Hunter Jaques, Christoph Jonas, Csaba Nagy, Marcell Prét, Lorenzo Soragni and Silvano Marraffa (dance captain and swing)Elsewhere on this blog: Making Bach's music visible: the St John Passion staged by Peter Sellars with Simon Rattle and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (★★★★) - concert review More than just Costly Canaries: Bridget Cunningham on re-capturing Handel and the importance of research - […]
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