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Verdi's rarely heard eighth opera was his first for the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, in 1845. Cammarano, the resident poet, based his libretto on a play by Voltaire subtitled Les Américains, set in 16th-century Peru. The two acts both lead to notable ensembles, reflecting the violent Inca-Spanish conflict and a final unexpected gesture of mercy. This concert performance in Italian with surtitles in English will be conducted by Gianluca Marcianò, with Majella Cullagh in the title role. The cast also includes Mario Sofroniou as Zamoro and Mark Holland as Gusmano. More information about the cast will appear later and you can read more about the opera here. There will be a pre-performance talk by Simon Bainbridge, free for ticket holders, from 5.45 - 6.15pm in the hall. Booking has started and tickets can be obtained from the Queen Elizabeth Hall or in person at the ticket office, Royal Festival Hall Foyer. ‘Chelsea Opera Group’s three concert performances a year are among London’s most joyful operatic events.’ Richard Nicholson at Classical Source "As for Elizabeth Woods, it is hard to provide a technical commentary to her nigh-on-perfect performance." (Mariana Romani reviewing Simon Boccanegra at MusicalCriticism.com). See Elizabeth Woods in Come in quest`ora bruna. "Opera simply does not come much better than this: the Chelsea Opera Group’s concert performance of Verdi’s Macbeth was an unqualified triumph." (Evan Dickerson at Seen and Heard) ‘A great work superbly done. The conductor was Richard Bonynge...There was fine playing and choral singing.’ Tim Ashley in The Guardian reviewing COG’s performance of Donizetti’s Belisario. For forthcoming performances see Future Plans For booking information see Box Office page For links to complete reviews of recent performances see Reviews. ♫ |
