Blonde, played by Nazan Fikret, charms with comic timing and vocal pyrotechnics her initial scene with Osmin is side-splitting, as his gentle massage turns into painful karate chops, as Fikret makes it clear who is the master and who the slave. The Pasha, Alexander Andreou, dignified and compelling, provides the moral of the tale.The only weakness is the lack of projection in the spoken text, by all but Stiff and Andreou, and the bland translation. Written in 1782 as an escape drama, and set in a sultan’s harem, the opera deals with issues as contemporary as Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments.
Mindful of my distinguished predecessors, the artistic excellence of the company but also of the devastating time we have been through, I cannot wait to fully immerse myself in the company’s culture and join its plans to burst back to making live performances of great opera and theatre across the country as soon as possible. In a statement, Cornelius said, “I am hugely honored and excited to be taking up the role of Music Director with ETO and joining such a vibrant company of artists, producers, technicians, and opera lovers. Lucy Hall is a grave and stately Konstanze, respectful to the Pasha.
He is currently the Principal Guest Conductor of the English National Ballet.
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