Oksana Volkova – Mark Ronan (original) (raw)
Eugene Onegin, Royal Opera, ROH, Covent Garden, December 2015
Posted on 20 December 2015
In February 2013 this was Kasper Holten’s first new production after being appointed opera director, and it is ironic that this revival occurs less than two weeks after he handed in his notice. It is now a co-production with Turin and Opera Australia, and has undergone changes. There is slightly less use of the dreadful …
Rigoletto, Metropolitan Opera live cinema relay, 16 February 2013
Posted on 17 February 2013
The idea of Rigoletto in early 1960s Las Vegas during the days of the Rat Pack made me apprehensive, but the superb sets by Christine Jones and costumes by Susan Hilferty won me over completely. Count Monterone as an Arab sheikh, the colourful tuxedos of the men, the stylish dark green and purple of Sparafucile’s …