Well, it’s opening night at the WFO 2024 and Paul Herriott is there to bring us Mascagni’s Le maschere the title of which is a reference to the masks of the commedia dell’arte. In the Prologue the players and their impresario present the characters they are about to play. The cast includes: Brighella (sung by tenor Gillen Munguia), a travelling salesman; Dr. Graziano, a man of law performed by Irish baritone Rory Musgrave; Columbina, his maidservant (in love with Brighella) sung by Ioana Pipelea; Pantalone a wealthy resident sung by bass baritone Mariano Orozco; his daughter Rosaura (in love with Florindo) sung by Lavina Bini; a stuttering Tartaglia sung by Giorgio Caoduro; Capitan Spaventa sung by Matteo Mancini and his servant Arlecchino performed by Benoit Joseph Meier. Principal guest conductor Francesco Cilluffo returns to conduct the Wexford Festival Opera Orchestra and Chorus.
RTÉ lyric fm, Friday 18th October, 7pm-10pm
