We went to see Welsh National Opera’s La bohème in Bristol, the first time I’d had this standard operatic experience. The production was new this year, and I predict that it will be returning more than once, as it suits the opera admirably. I was particularly impressed with the use of projections at the back of the stage to suggest changing times of day and seasons. This and Beatrice and Benedict suggest that WNO has some particularly adept lighting technicians, but here the lighting didn’t steal the show.
As to the performances, I don’t really have very much to say except well done all round. There seem to be a new crop of singers coming through in WNO productions so I hope I’ll be hearing from them again; likewise the conductor, Andrew Greenwood.
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