Tag Archives: Festival d’Aix-en-Provence

“The discomfort is actually the point”: Kate Lindsey on Così fan tutte in Aix… and playing boys

Posted on February 5, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Interview: Kate Lindsey For mezzo-sopranos, playing boys comes with the job. Kate Lindsey’s last three roles in London have been Cherubino (the randy pageboy in Le nozze di Figaro), Lazuli (in Chabrier’s L’Étoile) and as Nicklausse, Hoffmann’s sidekick. It’s during … Continue reading →

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A cruel lesson: Christophe Honoré’s Così fan tutte from Aix

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Mozart: Così fan tutte  Is Così fan tutte an opera that’s ever suitable for children? Mozart and Da Ponte serve up the most cynical lesson in love. Perhaps that’s why it appeals to me. Don Alfonso sets out to prove … Continue reading →

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