He does not make errors: “L’amant Anonymone”, a romantic comedy for a secret fan of the traces of the “retailer across the nook”, is a penny and enjoyable, simple and forgotten as an episode of Bridgeton, with a nice Arias all 90 minutes. The plot nods the distinction within the class with out doing something significant to it. This might be an excessive amount of rubbing for an opera that appears to be striving for nothing greater than enjoyable.
By advantage of Opera Philadelphia, a co -production with the Boston Lyric Opera, it bends strongly right into a comedy. Referred to as the “nameless lover”, his spoken dialogue was tailored in English by playwright Kirsten Greenage, whose textual content mixed with the path of Dennis Whitehead Darling, laughing at each minute. (The arias, incompatible, stay in French.)
Within the pit of the orchestra on Sunday afternoon, Kalen Bovel led a pleasantly flowing story concerning the rating, as if it had been an prolonged dance, not a narrative refined from music numbers. That is appropriate for a narrative that unfolds as the one gesture: Valkor, an nameless title lover, revealing to his pal Leontin, after a couple of years of presents and letters. Léontine, like Meg Ryan in Purchasing Across the Nook, the impressed by “You Have Mail”, needed it so dangerous. They discover themselves collectively and comfortable.
The secondary characters additionally mix: the chums of the Ophémon and Dorothée scheme, sung by Baritone Johnathan Mccullough and Mezzo-Soprano Solar-Lly Pierce, each with limitless charism Jeanette, charmingly mild in tenor Joshua Blue, Colin and Jeanette, charmingly mild in tenor Joshua Blue, Colin and Jeanette, charmingly mild in tenor Joshua Blue, Colin and Janet, charmingly mild in tenor Joshua Blue, Colin and Jeanette, charmingly on the tenor Joshua Blue, Colin and Jeanette, charmingly mild in tenor Joshua Bul and interpretations of soprano Ashley Marie Robilard.
Essentially the most open, dramatic arias are reserved for the central couple. The Tenor’s Walcur Travon D. Walker was from bends, burning with want and sort as he was throwing himself on the best way to saying his love. Like Léontine, Soprano Symone Harcum had a task that required extra virtuosity to which she rose with blended success.
What now, for L’amant Anonyme? Its wave of productions after 2020 is numb, and in contrast to the fantastic concert events of Bolon’s violin, it’s extra skillful than authentic. As an opera, additionally it is far more troublesome to revive.
Nevertheless, there is no such thing as a doubt whether or not he ought to return. An opera repertoire could also be cussed, however it wants unintended confectionery like this. No less than, L’amant Anonymone does not should be ignored once more for therefore lengthy.
