Revisões de perfil
2“The women were simply brilliant – both vocally and dramatically... Lizzie Holmes was the fine and memorably well-sung and energetically well-acted Despina, especially delightful in the comic scenes disguised as the doctor and the judge. Her judge, in fact – an attractive and sexy woman – was so different visually from her Despina “look” that you could almost believe that she could have got away with it.” ★★★★
“Holmes (Despina) is recognised as a versatile and dynamic soprano; she certainly showed that with her two disguises, the doctor, and later, the notary… As the sister’s maid, Holmes joins in the charade and delights.”
Revisões de produção anteriores
3Nicky Spence rings out like a heroic peal of bells as Siegmund. Emma Bell’s Sieglinde, in jeans and a tee-shirt, was the abused wife from The 39 Steps, welcoming a stranger (here with an industrial-sized jerry of water). Like Brünnhilde, a decent woman surrounded by vile men. The siblings work well together, despite schematic direction which initially has them moving like the figures in a German weather house.
“The women were simply brilliant – both vocally and dramatically... Lizzie Holmes was the fine and memorably well-sung and energetically well-acted Despina, especially delightful in the comic scenes disguised as the doctor and the judge. Her judge, in fact – an attractive and sexy woman – was so different visually from her Despina “look” that you could almost believe that she could have got away with it.” ★★★★
“Holmes (Despina) is recognised as a versatile and dynamic soprano; she certainly showed that with her two disguises, the doctor, and later, the notary… As the sister’s maid, Holmes joins in the charade and delights.”
