opera highlights in SANTA CRUZ opera highlights SANTA CRUZ

opera highlights in SANTA CRUZ

opera highlights SANTA CRUZ

opera highlights in SANTA CRUZ.And it was a fascinating example to hear extracts from both versions of il barbiere di siviglia , the familiar one by gioachino rossini as well as the earlier version of the same story by giovanni paisiello.
Universally, the standard of singing was excellent, even if in such a diverse programme sometimes the singers were asked to sing roles that did not best suit them.
She would be ideal as papagena, but lacked the gravitas of a princess.
Similarly nicholas watts has a tenor voice that is better suited to the comic roles, such as don basilio, rather than the more serious roles of count almaviva or sesto in giulio cesare.
When transport space is limited, so too is the selection of props.
Even so i lost count of the number of times the singers had a bottle and glass in their hands.
However, it helped make the evening go with a swing, and it is just as well the contents were ribena or cold tea, otherwise nobody can predict how the show would end.
A great night was had by all.