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Maria Stuarda
Heading the cast of this Irish National Opera production is mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught.
2022-03-26 09:34:34
From Melissa to Musetta: I chat to Irish soprano Anna Devin about the joy of singing with Irish National Opera, returning to Puccini, having a Donizetti moment and her love of Baroque opera
[…] the voice with just occasional high moments, and it needs a singer with a rich, middle voice. Also, Puccini is one of Anna's favourite composers to listen to and she feels that singing music you love is the best, in brings out the sensitivity in you. On 5 June 2022, Irish National Opera's new production of Donizetti's Maria Stuarda debuts at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, directed by Tom Creed, conducted by Fergus Sheil with Tara Erraught in the title role, Anna Devin as Elisabetta and Arthur Espiritu as Leicester. And when we speak, the role of Elisabetta was sitting on Anna's piano where she has been busy learning it. The idea to sing the role was, again, Fergus Sheil's as he wanted to do an opera that featured Anna together with Irish mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught as part of his desire to cast Irish singers in roles. It will not be […]
2021-12-29 11:02:24
[…] when opportunities have been at a premium, whilst Songs of Isolation from Helen Charlston, Michael Craddock and Alexander Soares reflected 2020 in songs written specially for the project. Handel has done well this year, with Bridget Cunningham exploring the great harpsichord suites and La Nuova Musica focusing on Handel's virtuoso instrumentalists (and giving us some terrific singing too). Other Early Music highlights include Soleil Noir, Emiliano Gonzalez Toro's voyage around the art of Monteverdi's first Orfeo, Tara Erraught, Irish Baroque Orchestra and Peter Whelan recaptured some of the magic of superstar castrato Tenducci, and the choir of Her Majesty's Chapel Royal brought late 17th century English composer Pelham Humfrey into focus. Les Talens Lyriques continued their exploration of Salieri's operas with his first, Armida, and another particular highlight has to be the first fully professional recording of the unaccountably neglected John Eccles' Semele. The Pelleas Ensemble's debut disc gave us a series of […]
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