Adventures of Pinnochio

Jonathan Dove The Adventures of Pinocchio opera to libretto by Alasdair Middleton. Directed 2008 by Martin Duncan at Sadler's Wells Theater.  Stars Victoria Simmonds, Jonathan Summers, Mary Plazas, Rebecca Bottone, Graeme Broadbent, Allan Clayton, Mark Wilde, James Laing, Carole Wilson, Paul Gibson, Ben Kerslake, Gillene Herbert, Nicholas Butterfield, Jeremy Peaker, Campbell Russell, Hazel Croft, Edward Thornton, and Anthony Cunningham. David Parry conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of Opera North. Set and costume design by Francis O'Connor; lighting by Davy Cunningham; movement director is Nick Winston. This 2009 release has 5.1 TrueHD sound. Grade: C

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