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| Daniella Sicari (Maria) © Craig Fuller |
Anna Castro Grinstein (conductor)
Leon Haxby (arranger)
Nate Gibson (set & costume designer)
Luca Panetta (lighting designer)
Daniella Sicari (Maria de Rudenz)
Theo Perry (Corrado di Waldorf)
James Beddoe (Enrico)
Harrison Gration (Rambaldo)
Alice Usher (Matilde)
Jamie Formoy (Chancellor)
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| Theo Perry (Corrado) & Daniella Sicari (Maria) © Craig Fuller |
7.30pm, Thursday 31 October 2024
Battersea Arts Centre, London
★★★★
Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848): Maria de Rudenz
(libretto by Salvatore Cammarano (1801-1852)
'Being up close and personal to the singers made for a highly engaging performance; all performers excelled dramatically, drawing us into their heightened states of emotion'.
'Anna Castro Grinstein conducted the six-piece band in Leon Haxby’s lean arrangement with energy and precision'.
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| Alice Usher (Matilde) & Theo Perry (Corrado) © Craig Fuller |
'To her credit, director Lysanne van Overbeek plays it straight, which made the cumulative over-the-top dramatic crescendo all the more effective'.
'Soprano Daniella Sicari deserves the highest accolade for a stunningly powerful Maria, channelling true Gothic horror and steely control, with effortless coloratura throughout'.
'This was a production that nonetheless packed a hefty punch, refreshingly immediate and engaging throughout'.
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| Harrison Gration (Rambaldo) & Daniella Sicari (Maria) © Craig Fuller |
Read my full review on Bachtrack here.
