Daughter of the Regiment (deferred cinema relay) 2010Perth Playhouse
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The screening is of the acclaimed Royal Opera House production, starring the great Natalie Dessay in a role she made her own and Perth’s own Donald Maxwell in the cameo role of Hortensio. Donizetti’s delightful opera stems from 1840, and this production stars Natalie Dessay . This performance was recorded in 2010, and quickly sold out.
The small character role of the butler Hortensio is taken by an expert scene-stealer – the Perth-born baritone Donald Maxwell. Donald must be well known to all in Scotland and now sings all over the world. He played this particular role at the New York Met before appearing in it at Covent Garden
The cast also includes Juan Diego Flórez, while Alessandro Corbelli and Felicity Palmer take on two great character roles in the formidable sergeant and the haughty aristocrat, conducted by Bruno Campanella. Also starring Dawn French as La Duchesse de Crackenthorp.
