![]() And off we went.Ī wealth of stage details added to the fun. His henchmen, Bardolfo and Pistola, slid out from underneath, and a page boy and a wench emerged from under the covers. With the first notes, Falstaff rolled out in a gigantic bed from upstage. The set is built around a unit with staircases, a balcony and oak balustrades that recalled Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. McVicar directed and did the scenic and costume design. The whole thing had all the vim and flamboyance one could want. ![]() ![]() Quinn Kelsey may be well on his way to the recognition he deserves for major Verdi roles, but Sir David McVicar’s production of Falstaff mined the music and the jokes to produce a vigorous frame for the bass-baritone’s portrayal. The Tristan cast boasted the glorious Wagnerian soprano Tamara Wilson and the always magnificent mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton, but an ugly production and awkward staging dragged down Santa Fe Opera’s first go at a Wagner opera since 2008. Butterfly (review click here), but Friday’s stark Tristan und Isolde, like Tuesday’s muddled Carmen, proved once again that star singers don’t always make for the most satisfying night at the opera. Thursday’s juicy Falstaff joined Monday’s madcap The Barber of Seville and Wednesday’s insightful M. ![]() Of the five new productions in this summer’s Santa Fe Opera season, three were brilliant and two were not. : Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Santa Fe Opera / James Gaffigan (conductor).ĭirectors – Zack Winokur, Lisenka Heijboer Castañón : Verdi, Falstaff: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Santa Fe Opera / Paul Daniel (conductor), Crosby Theater, Santa Fe, New Mexico.ĭirector, Sets & Costumes – Sir David McVicar United States Santa Fe Opera 2022 : (HS) Falsaff (Quinn Kelsey) and Alice Ford (Alexandra LoBianco) © Curtis Brown/Santa Fe Opera ![]()
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