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WNO’s Figaro revival crackles with humour and exudes joie de vivre

The cast was the strongest I have seen for some time at the WNO. Soraya Mafi was an ebullient Susanna whose exquisite honeyed timbre (notably fine in the higher registers) was matched by her exceptional acting. The phrase “star quality” is scattered about too liberally, but Mafi really does deserve the label.

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19 February 2020bachtrack.comAlice Hughes

Past Production Reviews

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A Midsummer Night's Dream, Britten
D: Robert CarsenEmmanuelle Bastet
C: Alexander Soddy
Theseus in A Midsummer Night's Dream by Britten

​The other Harewood Artists were ... and Andri Björn Róbertsson singing Theseus. All clearly have great careers ahead and gave wholehearted performances.

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David Buchler - OperaSpy.com
Theseus in A Midsummer Night's Dream by Britten

Andri Björn Róbertsson, Emma Carrington, Simon Butteriss, Timothy Robinson and Jonathan Lemalu who may have smaller roles, but add much character and wonderful singing and acting in the final scenes.

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Mary Grace Nguyen - trendfem.com
Le nozze di Figaro, Mozart
D: Tobias RichterMax Hoehn
C: Carlo RizziJames SouthallFrederick Brown
WNO’s Figaro revival crackles with humour and exudes joie de vivre

The cast was the strongest I have seen for some time at the WNO. Soraya Mafi was an ebullient Susanna whose exquisite honeyed timbre (notably fine in the higher registers) was matched by her exceptional acting. The phrase “star quality” is scattered about too liberally, but Mafi really does deserve the label.

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19 February 2020bachtrack.comAlice Hughes