Alcina
Tuesday October 25, 2005 - Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam
Christine Schäfer - Alcina
Silvia Tro Santafé - Ruggiero
Marijana Mijanovic - Bradamante
Ingela Bohlin - Morgana
Jeremy Ovenden - Oronte
Choir of the Dutch Opera, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset (conductor)
The Dutch Opera started some years ago with a 'Händel-cycle' in the small but intimate City Theatre, and after a wonderful Giulio Cesare they now offer two opera's alternately: Alcina and Tamerlano. I went to Alcina, which was a very beautiful performance by the great singing of the female singers. Mijanovic is one of the most talented alto's, and with Schäfer in the title role nothing could go wrong. The orchestra however sounded weak. There are a lot of good orchestras on period instruments, but Les Talens Lyriques played unstable. For that reason I decided not to buy a ticket for Tamerlano, allthough the singing and staging were first class. But listening for four hours to a bad orchestra...
Händel: Alcina
Christine Schäfer - Alcina
Silvia Tro Santafé - Ruggiero
Marijana Mijanovic - Bradamante
Ingela Bohlin - Morgana
Jeremy Ovenden - Oronte
Choir of the Dutch Opera, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset (conductor)
The Dutch Opera started some years ago with a 'Händel-cycle' in the small but intimate City Theatre, and after a wonderful Giulio Cesare they now offer two opera's alternately: Alcina and Tamerlano. I went to Alcina, which was a very beautiful performance by the great singing of the female singers. Mijanovic is one of the most talented alto's, and with Schäfer in the title role nothing could go wrong. The orchestra however sounded weak. There are a lot of good orchestras on period instruments, but Les Talens Lyriques played unstable. For that reason I decided not to buy a ticket for Tamerlano, allthough the singing and staging were first class. But listening for four hours to a bad orchestra...
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