Lorena Paz Nieto
Luscious and powerful Fedora at If Opera
***** Again, If Opera punches above its weight with this luscious and powerfully sung Fedora, an oddly underperformed opera by Umberto Giordano that on the evidence of this outing deserves to be taken on by other opera companies. Charne Rochford Yes, it has the usual operatic excesses of verismo opera, and Act One in particular,…
If Opera delights its audiences with blossoming talent in Belcombe Court’s gardens
- 2nd September 2022
- Reviews
- Belcombe Court
- Bettine John
- Bradford on Avon
- Bristol Ensemble
- Bruno Ravella
- Christopher Gillet
- Clover Kayne
- Donizetti
- Flavio Graff
- If Opera
- Jack Dolan
- Jessica Hope
- Joseph Bockmaster
- Katherine McIndoe
- Kieran Rayner
- La rondine
- Lara Maree Müller
- Lorena Paz Nieto
- Meinir Wyn Roberts
- Natasha Page
- Oliver Gooch
- Olivia Clarke
- Philip Smith
- Puccini
- Ryan Vaughan Davies
The enthusiastic response by audiences to If Opera’s 2022 season has demonstrated there is clearly an appetite for this repertory ensemble approach by the ambitious rebranded company, formerly Iford Arts. Taking place in the grounds of Belcombe Court no doubt added to the overall enjoyment of the festival experience. But the hearty responses to the…