Seen and Heard
Projected with a drama and conviction
The Opera Critic
Vocally strong but dramatically tedious
Independent on Sunday
Few would claim masterpiece status for La finta Giardiniera
The Observer
The English Baroque Soloists turned out to be the stars of an evening
Il Giornale della Musica (Ita)
Un Mozart minore
Independent
The boy Mozart had promise
Music OMH
It may be worthy of entry into the regular repertoire
The Stage
This show was a lost cause even before Loy disappeared
The Times
Not so much “The Pretend Gardener” as the pretend staging
Musical Pointers
The musical values were strong
Kurt Streit - Mozart and more
American tenor Kurt Streit is something of a rarity in the opera world: he is both a specialist in a particular repertoire (Mozart) and a good all-rounder, too.
Regisseur gegen Dirigenten
Christoph Loy verlässt nach nur einer Probe Covent Garden.
At Covent Garden, Christof Loy storms off set
Before even finishing the first week of rehearsals, director Christof Loy walked off the set of his latest production at London's Royal Opera House and disappeared.
11 Oct 06
