14 September 2016 at 11.29am | 6 Comments
Vito Priante is the best #ROHBarbiere since Hampson almost 25 years ago. And Daniela Mack is like a reincarnation of Marilyn Horne.
— Attila (@attilalondon) September 14, 2016
Get the feeling this is going to be a memorable run, what a cast. Will return, make sure you go and see #ROHbarbiere — Edward Qualtrough (@QedwardRobert) September 13, 2016
Not only can I not wait until the review's out to tell you how fab #ROHbarbiere is, I can't even wait until the end of the show
— Neil Fisher (@nfmusic) September 13, 2016
Wow absolutely loving #ROHbarbiere - top drawer singing from @tenorjcamarena @dcecima @VitoPriante
— sian brewis (@sianyprice) September 13, 2016
#ROHbarbiere is a delight. Best bit is how well each voice fits its part @ROHchorus funny and sounding great
— Malcolm Noble (@MagickLoge) September 13, 2016
@RoyalOperaHouse absolutely hilarious, fabulous singing, and excellent staging! #ROHbarbiere
— Kunika F. R. Kakuta (@FloppyFlossy925) September 13, 2016
Baritones: go and see #ROHbarbiere and experience the wonder and majesty of .@VitoPriante making all the hard stuff look easy.
— Benedict Nelson (@ennobledinsect) September 14, 2016
@attilalondon Mystified at gr8 tweets for #ROHbarbiere. Gr8 cast sunk by leaden conducting which added 10 mins to the running time. Dreary
— Seamus (@DoodieMaria) September 13, 2016
#ROHbarbiere @TheRoyalOpera wonderful cast, production & orchestra, loved it
— DavidC (@motheradamplay) September 13, 2016
Press Reviews:
The Express ★★★★★
Guardian ★★★★
Independent ★★★★
The Stage ★★★★
The Times ★★★★
Broadway World ★★★
What's on Stage? ★★★
Bachtrack ★★
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Il barbiere di Siviglia runs until 11 October 2016. Tickets are still available.
The production is staged with generous philanthropic support from Professor Paul Cartledge and Judith Portrait OBE and The Royal Opera House Endowment Fund
14 September 2016 at 11.29am
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It was fantastic not one weak singer, and Daniela Mack was a true Rosina. Loved Javier Camarena, please bring him back to do more singing at ROH and Furlanetto's performance was wonderful - thank you all
I echo the positive reactions above, very funny and a first rate cast. Many comedic and musical highlights but the 'Slander' aria in particular had me chuckling out loud. From the moment he burst out from the back of the stalls, Vito Priante confirmed he's both got the goods vocally and charisma to burn. Javier Camarena well-nigh blew my mind with his vocal agility in Act II. Bravo!
Have always enjoyed this production of The Barber, and this cast does not disappoint. But how I wish Ferruccio Furlanetto would not stand on the arms of that blooming' chair!!!
A great evening. Thanks and congratulations to all.
I wonder if it is just me or Camarena had a particularly bad night on Sat 17 Sept. His coloratura was very difficult to listen to and in particular his 'Ecco, ridente in cielo' was simply awful. Maybe I just ruined this for myself by listening to too much Juan Diego Florez?
Last night he started off very badly as well. His intonation was off most of the time in Acts I & II, and 'Ecco, ridente in cielo' was totally ruined by his constant embellishments, to the point where there was none of the original melody left. Why? What for?? He sounded much better in Act III, but is complete lack of stage presence also made me pine for JDF the whole evening! Unfair comparison, I know...
We have seen Il Barbiere quite a few times and we were at the ROH the night before for the premiere of Norma, so to be honest, we came thinking we'd be hard to please, but wow. My most memorable Barbiere to date for the male voices (for Rosina, noone will probably ever top Teresa Berganza, although Joyce di Donato's performance in a wheelchair a few years ago was memorable for all the right reason). Frankly, though, the 2016 vintage is simply outstanding.