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1Bryony Dwyer hört man als glasklare, flexible und sinnliche Morgana
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7Richard Burkhard’s Sir Joseph Porter is a splendid study in pomposity, and he delivers his dialogue and his patter song in a booming baritone that leaves no syllable unheard. As Ralph Rackstraw, the sailor who dares to love above his station, Peter Kirk deploys a powerful if slightly reedy tenor and a likeable stage presence. And his would-be nemesis, the hideous Dick Deadeye, is played with a terrifically villainous relish by Nicholas Crawley.
Bryony Dwyer hört man als glasklare, flexible und sinnliche Morgana
Peter Bording is terrific as Figaro. His euphonious voice resembles a young Thomas Hampson and he plays the role with dedication. His duet with Strobos is one of the highlights of the evening.
Peter Bording campe un Figaro incroyablement hâbleur, véloce et charmeur. Doté d’une voix solide et pleine d’abattage, le baryton néerlandais ne fait qu’une bouchée du « Largo al factotum », maîtrisant de manière très satisfaisante le syllabisme vertigineux de cet air célébrissime. On admire également la maîtrise du souffle, impeccable, tandis que l’aigu et le grave se révèlent solides par l’éclat et la stabilité du son. Peter Bording camps an incredibly boastful, fast and charming Figaro. Endowed with a solid voice and full of slaughter, the Dutch baritone makes only one bite of the "Largo al factotum", mastering the vertiginous syllabism of this most famous aria in a very satisfactory manner. One also admires the impeccable mastery of breath control, while both the upper and lower registers of the voice are solid in terms of brightness and stability of sound. (translated from the French original)
The cast reunion led to an evening of fooling around, farcical ánd sophisticated. A vocal celebration about singers and their seductive arts, in which the main story shifts from the barber (the excellent Peter Bording) to Almaviva [...]. (translated from the Dutch original)
