The Barber of Seville
Rossini
Stanley Hall Opera Festival
Music Director: John Andrews
Director: Natascha Metherell
Designer: Elroy Ashmore
Costume Designer: Mia Flodquist
Cast: Owen Gilhooly, Ashley Catling, Olivia Ray, Dominic Barrand, Dean Robinson, Sandra Porter
…director Natascha Metherell played to Stanley Hall’s strengths using the full (and considerable) width of the stage to move her cast easily in and out of the increasingly complicated situations. The look and feel of the production was Edwardian and most importantly stage and pit were well coordinated as a result the piece went with a swing. Stanley Hall has come far in [it’s] 10 years and this was a Barbiere to prove it.”