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Mascagni: L'amico Fritz
Stuart Stratford conductor
Opera Holland Park
Holland Park,
London, W8 6LU
Dates: 10th June 2011 at 19.30, 15th June 2011 at 19.30, 17th June 2011 at 19.30, 21st June 2011 at 19.30, 23rd June 2011 at 19.30, 25th June 2011 at 19.30
A new production of Mascagni's ‘follow-up' to Cavalleria Rusticana (an opera that cast him reluctantly as the king of verismo) in which we find the composer in a gentler and more inventive mood. Fritz is the archetypal landowner, urbane and cynical. He takes a bet with his friend David that he will never marry - but that was before he met Suzel! The opera's ‘Cherry Duet' has become an enduringly popular piece among the public and Fritz is a wonderful example of late Italian romantic opera from one of its most exciting exponents.
The exciting soprano Anna Leese (Francesca da Rimini, 2010) takes the role of Suzel and OHP favourite Stuart Stratford conducts. Annilese Miskimmon whose last production at OHP was the sensational Iolanta, directs.
