Vincenzo Bellini
Norma
Paris, Théâtre des Champs Elysées, October 12, 14, 18 - 7.30 pm
October 16 – 5.00pm
Gianluca Capuano (Conductor)
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Press reviews from the Edinburgh International Festival performances (August 2016)
“Gianluca Gianluca Capuano stepped in to conduct at the last minute, and I enjoyed the urgent, pacy playing he got from the period-instrument ensemble I Barocchisti [...]. I suspect I had more fun than I was supposed to at this Norma”
The Guardian
“Gianluca Capuano, who delivered a brisk account of the score with the period-instrument I Barocchisti performing skilfully in the pit.”
The Stage
“With chorus master Gianluca Capuano depping for an indisposed Diego Fasolis on the podium, the period instrumentalists of I Barocchisti were superb, the lovely flute intro of Casta Diva setting the tone before Bartoli has sung a note, and Capuano's Swiss Radio and Television Chorus packing an enormous punch for their size. That standard of excellence in every detail demanded much of the principals, who delivered across the board.”
Herald Scotland