Cav and Pag

Cav: I always know, when driving to see Kentish Opera, I’m going to have a splendid evening at the Opera. Kentish Opera you didn’t disappoint me. Cav and Pag is an Opera I haven’t seen before, and I was totally emerged and engaged from when the curtain went up until it was lowered...As always a strong solid set design by Enid Stutt who always gets it spot on, As does Carol Stevenson with her exceptional costume design, all in period from top to bottom. Cav is a dark piece of Opera with love and murder being its theme. Robyn Sevastos always gathers the best musicians for her orchestra and it gives us a wonderful and glorious sound. Robyn tells me her chorus of nearly a 100 are brilliant, and it shows: perfectly controlled voices. Terry John Bates once again directed his large cast with such professionalism. I have said it before I know, but this team together never fail to give their audiences a stupendous evening's opera. Kentish Opera soloists never fail and I cannot fault any of them, each performing their roles with professionalism. It's nice to see a few new faces this visit. Props, lighting and stage management were in the very capable hands of Ann Dreame, Sarah Jane Durman, Sam Gilham and Sally Langford.

Pag: Pagliacci is a bit more fun than Cavalleria Rusticana but as it is the same production team I’m going to echo my words for their splendid work as in Cav. I can’t heap enough praise on Kentish Opera for their CAV and PAG.

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