Leonardo Capalbo Triumphs as Werther in Role Debut
“Leonardo Capalbo looks every inch the romantic poet and sings with passionate ardor.’
- Rebecca Franks, The Times, June 2023
“In the title role, Leonardo Capalbo fully provided the necessary romantic credentials with his bel canto that traversed his opening eulogy to nature through to his passionate death cries. His bravura manner, a little unwieldy at times, was delivered with tremendous fervor, ravishing in “Pourquoi me réveiller?” and always underlining the self-absorbed and self-destructive lover that he is.”
- David Trulove, Bachtrack, June 2023
“As the young lovers, Leonardo Capalbo and Ginger Costa-Jackson are ideal in their roles, their tremendous singing electrifying their scenes together.”
- Inge Kjemtrup, The Stage, June 2023
It is strongly cast and that is particularly the case with the pair of Italian-Americans in the principal roles. Leonardo Capalbo as Werther and Ginger Costa-Jackson as Charlotte both project the big emotions well, and have voices of focus and immediacy which carry easily in this relatively intimate theatre.