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The Makropulos Affair review – immaculately paced and gripping opera storytelling | Scottish Opera

cIn June, Martin Bravins will direct the British National Opera orchestra in Grange Park, Surrey, with a new production of Tchaikovsky's Mazeppa, a story of wartime Ukrainians, and David Pontney's new production. However, Bravins, who resigned from Eno's position as music director in October 2023, chose to return to the first pits at Scottish opera, and a score he had not studied before, Janacek's Macropros He made his debut at work due to the incident.

The result is a win, his pure pacing of music, and sparkling details in performances that are essential to the engaging storytelling of Olivia Fuchs productions. Each of the three acts by Nicola Turner features three impressive sets, beautifully lit by Robbie Butler, and in Sam Sharples' video in the style of an experimental film from the early 20th century, this staging was 3 It was seen at the WNO in Cardiff years ago, but the Scots were seen. The premiere of this co-production uses a fresh cast and an English translation of Portney's Libretto. Extra.

At the heart of the persuasive story is the rivet from Irish Soprano Aura Boylan, following her acclaimed Scottish opera turn as Jenny Marx in Jonathan Dove's Marx in London. This is a performance! Emilia Marty, the opera diva who hits hip flas, which is her chain smoking, is not possible as Elixir has been living her under various aliases since 1575, but always lives her with her initials. It will not be destroyed by.

Annoying men around her circle, Rand Wood stubbornly roland wood as Baron Pullus, removes Alasdare Elliot as Earl of Hauk Shendorf and tenor as Baron's impressive son Janeck He made his debut as Michael Lafferty from Ryan Capozzo. Mark Le Brock as Law Clerk Vitek and Catriona Hewitton as Christina, the daughter of opera singer, draw the audience into the story with their distinctive performances, and the young sopranos have little to have He is also an important figure in the scene and sings.

These include the introduction of clever entanglements between acts 1 and 2, using recordings of the Danube River in Janacek as part of the meta-theater of the era, both the opera itself and this production. . Celebrating with a scathing finale as Marty embraces death, the orchestral authority in work, the wit of those materials, and the broader humor combination of humor is so amazing, and for the old-fashioned macropros of the century creates cases where it cannot be answered. It is the most modern opera of Janacek.

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