The Telephone and Other Christmas CheerNew Athenaeum TheatreFriday, December 13Scot BezettA short programme of pre-Christmas entertainment was presented by Opera Otago in the New Athenaeum Theatre last night, and is repeated this evening. Fomison-Nurse has a very strong soprano delivery and her coloratura cackles into the phone were hilariously loud and frequent. Bezett expressed Ben’s frustration and desperation with facial expressions and believable body language, before finally being rewarded in the story’s happy ending. The second half of the programme featured a variety of Christmas songs. Baritone Kieran Kelly sang The Time of Snow (Chilcott), with text telling of Joseph and Mary making their way to Bethlehem in winter.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 13, 2019 15:33 UTC