Past Production Reviews
2The young lovers were astonishingly well cast and – crucial for this opera I suspect? – they generally had youth on their side. Fiordiligi is the character who is most conflicted by events and has the biggest arc – which Jessica Cale with her bright eloquent soprano created perfectly – from professing Fiordiligi’s rock-like constancy in ‘Come scoglio’, her tenderly introspective ‘Per pietà’, to her succumbing to the impassioned Ferrando in their ‘Fra gli amplessi’ Act II duet.
Under the direction of Davies, this cast is led by Rhodes and Wyn who have put on an excellent performance and are faithfully supported by the Chorus of Opera North and the very talented creative team. Hermus directs Mozart’s ingenious music and the performance is co-ordinated and choreographed under Kay Shepherd’s lead.
