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| Rodney Clarke as the Pasha in Rome |
British barihunk Rodney Clarke has added a new Mozart role to his repertory. He has added the Pasha Selim in Die Entführung aus dem Serail in Rome, where it hasn't been seen in forty years. He already performs both the Count and Figaro in the Marriage of Figaro, the title role in Don Giovanni, Papageno in Die Zauberflote and Guglielmo in Cosi. This summer he returns to Guglielmo in Cosi fan tutte at the Longborough Festival in The Cotswalds.
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| Rodney Clarke as the Pasha in Rome |
Unfortunately it is a speaking role so we did not hear Mr Clarke's rich baritone. Everyone in our box was wondering why on earth Contanza would prefer a bland tenor - and sadly Charles Castronovo was that - to a barihunk like Mr Clarke. Sadly the whole production was almost done in by Richard Hudson cumbersome and ugly settings. But Mr Clarke did not splendid in his colourful costumes.
ReplyDeleteoops that should have read: Mr Clarke did look splendid in his colourful costumes.
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