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Le grand macabre

Barbican, London


No. of reviews: 15

The London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican Centre is on a high
22 Jan 17 / Express
Apocalypse now?
21 Jan 17 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish)
Anthony Roth Costanzo stood out as Prince Go-Go
20 Jan 17 / Music OMH
A memorable evening, though not one I’d want to repeat
20 Jan 17 / The Spectator
Joyeux bordel
19 Jan 17 / Forum Opéra
La fin du monde n’aura pas lieu
19 Jan 17 / Altamusica
Le Grand Macabre is certainly Ligeti's most sustained and demanding piece
19 Jan 17 / Opera Journal
Madcap brilliance
18 Jan 17 / Financial Times
Sellars brings muddle but Rattle, beauty
17 Jan 17 / The Guardian
Sellars couldn’t find the work’s throbbing political pulse
17 Jan 17 / Independent
Skill and precision
17 Jan 17 / The Stage
Le Grand Macabre at the Barbican: surreal, madcap, touching the sublime
17 Jan 17 / Bachtrack
Simon Rattle leads an outstanding concert performance of Le grand macabre
16 Jan 17 / Seen and Heard
Demi-staging of Ligeti's apocalypse-maybe hits hard but misses the wit and brio
16 Jan 17 / The Arts Desk
The breathtaking quality of the LSO’s playing only reconfirmed the opera and its composer as giants of modern music
15 Jan 17 / Classical Source
The perfect show for the Donald Trump era
Le Grand Macabre opera is the perfect show for the Donald Trump era, says its director, Peter Sellars.
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