La Calisto, Royal Opera House, London
Flights of fancy on a Roman theme
Reviewed by Michael ChurchThursday, 11 September 2008
When David Freeman electrified the British opera scene with his production of La Calisto nearly 30 years ago, Francesco Cavalli's 1651 sex-romp was put firmly on the map as a camp challenge. Freeman's singers did it on roller skates, and the image of the youthful Bonaventura Bottone whizzing seductively around lodged in the memory. The challenge has now been picked up by director David Alden and conductor Ivor Bolton, with a show that was such a hit in Munich, it's coming to Covent Garden.
Flights of fancy on a Roman theme
Reviewed by Michael ChurchThursday, 11 September 2008
When David Freeman electrified the British opera scene with his production of La Calisto nearly 30 years ago, Francesco Cavalli's 1651 sex-romp was put firmly on the map as a camp challenge. Freeman's singers did it on roller skates, and the image of the youthful Bonaventura Bottone whizzing seductively around lodged in the memory. The challenge has now been picked up by director David Alden and conductor Ivor Bolton, with a show that was such a hit in Munich, it's coming to Covent Garden.
Nenhum comentário:
Postar um comentário