Rossini's Barbiere cuts it up in Kanazawa.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
Gioachino Rossini’s ‘Il Barbiere di Siviglia’ remains one of the most popular operas in the western canon, with a two hundred year performing tradition. On Sunday, February 20, that tradition came to the west coast of Japan, as the Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa offered a semi staged, concert version of the Italian masterpiece, under the baton of Marc Minkowski. The performance, in the OEK's gorgeous, modern mid-sized concert hall, featured columnar LED titles (in Japanese) on either side of the acting area.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
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| This store is in Minnesota but Rossini's Barbiere was open for business in Kanazawa, Japan last month. |
