Insofar as Lucy Crowe is concerned I think dark loom is way off the mark. She sings Gilda and Musetta but otherwise not much Verdi and Puccini but is probably one of the leading Handel sopranos in the world and is renowned in Janacek operas and is a favourite of Rattle in a lot of repertoire . She sings at the Met - the BPO and VPO call her in to sing Mahler 2 ( I think she’d be great in Mahler 4 . She has an OBE - she has dozens of recordings - she strikes me as a major star.
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Which orchestration were Garsington using? The original chamber version, or the expanded one (with much-enlarged string sections, essentially) for big houses? BB allowed both.Originally posted by bluestateprommer View PostComment
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Great question (I wasn't aware of the two different orchestrations, my bad there). From looking at the Instagram pictures, it sort of / kind of looks like the original 27-piece chamber version?Originally posted by Master Jacques View Post
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In light of the orchestration question, it's interesting to read in Debbie Gilpin's review that the orchestra very occasionally covered the singers. Perhaps given the size of the RAH, that shouldn't have been a surprise.
Light aside: at least Camilla Harris is slightly taller than Stephanie Wake-Edwards, given that the storyline requires Helena (CH) to be taller than Hermia (SW-E). This is a dramatic stipulation not always observed :) . More seriously, Daniel Vening deserves high praise for pinch-hitting for Richard Burkhard as Nick Bottom, as designated cover singer, and doing an excellent job.Comment
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As far as I know the only difference between the two ‘versions’ is the number of strings. To me the original makes a lot more sense… inflating the string numbers while just having a handful of winds can’t help but mess up the balance.Comment
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