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Picture a day like thisThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
Sparkling musical invention pierces the gloom of George Benjamin’s mysterious new chamber opera |
 1 Oct 23 / The Observer |
George Benjamin's slick new opera plays at the Royal Opera House after a critically acclaimed run at Festival d'Aix-en-Provence |
| 29 Sep 23 / Broadway World |
George Benjamin’s Picture a Day Like This comes to the Royal Opera House |
| 28 Sep 23 / Opera Online (English) |
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Picture a day like this is exquisitely crafted and offers sensory riches |
| 26 Sep 23 / Opera Today |
A welcome to unwelcome worlds like these |
| 26 Sep 23 / London Unattached |
Benjamin’s modern fairytale of sparse and moving beauty |
| 25 Sep 23 / The Guardian |
Intriguing, mysterious, intense |
| 25 Sep 23 / Bachtrack |
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George Benjamin on his defining moments – and his latest opera
As Picture a Day Like This comes to the London stage, the composer speaks about finding his dream collaborator, entering ‘a different dimension’ with Olivier Messiaen – and the day Disney changed his life.
As Picture a Day Like This comes to the London stage, the composer speaks about finding his dream collaborator, entering ‘a different dimension’ with Olivier Messiaen – and the day Disney changed his life.
Das RheingoldThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 27 | |
Barry Kosky: Oro líquido sin Rhin |
| 13 Oct 23 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Das Rheingold at the Royal Opera House is enthralling |
| 10 Oct 23 / City A.M. |
Message from The Log Lady |
| 4 Oct 23 / Leidmotief (English) |
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There is a feeling of vibrant theatricality, as one might expect in a Kosky project |
| 27 Sep 23 / Australian Book Review |
L'Or du Rhin écologiste et flamboyant en direct de Londres |
| 24 Sep 23 / Olyrix |
Barrie Kosky’s Das Rheingold for the Royal Opera is a miscast, misconceived, mishmash of ideas |
| 23 Sep 23 / Seen and Heard |
Wagner rewilded |
| 21 Sep 23 / The Spectator |
Von der Ruchlosigkeit des britischen Landadels |
| 20 Sep 23 / Das Opernmagazin |
Le Ring de l’Anthropo-scène |
| 19 Sep 23 / Forum Opéra |
Kosky’s gold diggers triumph at the Garden |
| 19 Sep 23 / London Unattached |
An all-consuming performance of Barrie Kosky’s fierce new Rheingold |
| 17 Sep 23 / The Observer |
A Golden start for the Royal Opera season |
| 16 Sep 23 / Express |
Verheißung, groß wie Walhall |
| 16 Sep 23 / Orpheus |
Da schau her – Alberich ist ja gar kein Jude |
| 15 Sep 23 / Die Welt |
Barrie Kosky’s New Das Rheingold at the Royal Opera House |
| 15 Sep 23 / Opera Online (English) |
Strikingly impressive Das Rheingold from the Royal Opera House |
| 15 Sep 23 / Opera Today |
An engrossing start to Barrie Kosky’s new Ring Cycle |
| 15 Sep 23 / Limelight |
A captivating and time-fleeting experience of Wagner’s gripping tale of greed and destiny |
| 14 Sep 23 / Vigour Times |
A terrifying parable for the end of our world |
| 14 Sep 23 / iNews |
All that glitters is ‘Rhinegoo’ in Barrie Kosky’s very, very mixed new Das Rheingold at the Royal Opera House |
| 14 Sep 23 / Seen and Heard |
Terrible beauty throbs at the heart of Barrie Kosky's new production |
| 13 Sep 23 / Broadway World |
This London 'Ring' is on the Met Opera's radar |
| 13 Sep 23 / New York Times |
Dreamtime Rheingold from Kosky and Pappano at The Royal Opera |
| 13 Sep 23 / Bachtrack |
Uncluttered staging is a compelling start to Kosky’s Ring cycle |
| 13 Sep 23 / The Guardian |
A great ‘Ring’ in the making at the Royal Opera |
| 13 Sep 23 / The Article |
An interesting beginning, with germs of ideas which may develop over the next three operas |
| 13 Sep 23 / CultureWhisper |
This could be a Ring to savour as it unfolds in the coming years |
| 12 Sep 23 / Evening Standard |
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Opera actor, 82, furious with critic
‘The “fright” look is all naturally mine,’ riposted Rose Knox-Peebles after FT reviewer assumed she had makeup on in Das Rheingold.
‘The “fright” look is all naturally mine,’ riposted Rose Knox-Peebles after FT reviewer assumed she had makeup on in Das Rheingold.
The wildest performances of Wagner’s Ring
Gods! Dragons! Horned helmets! Swords! Valkyries! The 15-hour apocalyptic epic is about to explode onto the Royal Opera stage. But what’s the best way to tackle ‘the ultimate opera’?
Gods! Dragons! Horned helmets! Swords! Valkyries! The 15-hour apocalyptic epic is about to explode onto the Royal Opera stage. But what’s the best way to tackle ‘the ultimate opera’?
L'elisir d'amoreThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 11 | |
The sun shines on Nadine Sierra, Liparit Avetisyan and Ambrogio Maestri in the L’elisir d’amore revival |
| 11 Oct 23 / Seen and Heard |
A lovely Elixir for the Royal Opera House |
| 29 Sep 23 / Express |
Donizetti's opera about a love potion fizzes right out of the bottle at Covent Garden |
| 28 Sep 23 / CultureWhisper |
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Laurent Pelly’s operatic ice cream float parade is six parts froth and two parts substance |
| 27 Sep 23 / OperaWire |
A sparkling revival of Laurent Pelly's production |
| 27 Sep 23 / The Opera Critic |
Nadine Sierra gives a classy performance and is an ideal match for Liparit Avetisyan’s Nemorino |
| 26 Sep 23 / Opera Today |
Bargain booze and questionable quackery in The Royal Opera's L'elisir d'amore |
| 26 Sep 23 / Bachtrack |
Uncorking love – what is ‘L’elisir d’amore’? |
| 26 Sep 23 / London Unattached |
Laurent Pelly's production of Donizetti's opera buffa revived and as popular as ever |
| 25 Sep 23 / Broadway World |
Nadine Sierra is pitch-perfect as Adina in a somewhat mixed revival of L’elisir d’amore by the Royal Opera |
| 25 Sep 23 / Seen and Heard |
L’elisir d’amore con Nadine Sierra |
| 25 Sep 23 / Connessi all'Opera |
La Forza del DestinoThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 17 | |
Vocal abundance |
| 11 Oct 23 / OperaWire |
Wo bleibt die Häutung der Schlange |
| 11 Oct 23 / Das Opernmagazin |
Sir Mark Edler leads a compelling account of the score from the pit |
| 2 Oct 23 / Classical Source |
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La Forza del vibrato |
| 28 Sep 23 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
La forza del destino con Radvanovsky, Jagde e Dupuis |
| 28 Sep 23 / Connessi all'Opera |
Destiny comes calling at Covent Garden |
| 27 Sep 23 / The Article |
An explosive revival at the Garden |
| 26 Sep 23 / London Unattached |
Verdi's excellent Destiny |
| 25 Sep 23 / Express |
Ignore the fanciful plot and submit to the musical glories of the Royal Opera’s bravura revival of unwieldy Verdi |
| 24 Sep 23 / The Observer |
It's messy play time at Covent Garden in a madcap revival of Verdi's action-packed opera |
| 22 Sep 23 / CultureWhisper |
If I had five stars, I would give them to the Royal Opera’s revival of La forza del destino |
| 22 Sep 23 / Seen and Heard |
Strong production and outstanding musicianship in La forza del destino at the Royal Opera House |
| 22 Sep 23 / Opera Online (English) |
A triumphant revival four years after its first outing |
| 21 Sep 23 / Broadway World |
Superb voices and slick dance routines for Loy’s reimagined Verdi |
| 21 Sep 23 / The Guardian |
Sparks fly in this compelling Verdi revival |
| 21 Sep 23 / Evening Standard |
Grand passions and great singing |
| 21 Sep 23 / Opera Today |
A revenger’s tragedy: Loy’s La forza del destino returns to The Royal Opera |
| 21 Sep 23 / Bachtrack |
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What is essential is that you have to be passionate about the work
Canadian baritone Étienne Dupuis, Don Carlo in the Royal Opera's revival of La Forza del Destino on his clutch of Verdi roles.
Canadian baritone Étienne Dupuis, Don Carlo in the Royal Opera's revival of La Forza del Destino on his clutch of Verdi roles.
Le nozze di FigaroThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Corrigiendo a Hegel: la dialéctica entre amo y servidor |
| 28 Jul 23 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
La distribution vocale ici réunie assure une grande cohésion dramatique |
| 18 Jul 23 / Anaclase |
The cast works as a top ensemble, each voice strengthened by being part of a whole |
| 16 Jul 23 / The Observer |
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Figaro and La Traviata excel at Covent Garden |
| 14 Jul 23 / Express |
David McVicar’s classic production of The Marriage of Figaro still shines |
| 12 Jul 23 / London Unattached |
A fine cast perform Le nozze di Figaro to a discourteous audience at Covent Garden |
| 11 Jul 23 / Seen and Heard |
McVicar’s Marriage of Figaro scrubs up well at Covent Garden |
| 10 Jul 23 / Bachtrack |
La TraviataThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
La traviata at the ROH could convert any newcomer to opera |
| 15 Jul 23 / Reaction |
Figaro and La Traviata excel at Covent Garden |
| 14 Jul 23 / Express |
Violetta, your dice were loaded from the start |
| 12 Jul 23 / London Unattached |
Don CarloThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 16 | |
A magnificent Philip II rescues Covent Garden’s revival of Don Carlo |
| 11 Jul 23 / Opera Today |
Any performance of Verdi's Don Carlo is an event |
| 11 Jul 23 / Planet Hugill |
Lise Davidsen is exceptional in Verdi’s masterly study of war and leadership |
| 9 Jul 23 / The Observer |
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Don Carlo à Londres : grands débuts verdiens de Lise Davidsen |
| 9 Jul 23 / Olyrix |
Verdi’s ‘Don Carlo’ works its magic at the ROH |
| 6 Jul 23 / The Article |
Bertrand de Billy’s conducting and Lisa Davidsen’s Elizabeth impress in Covent Garden’s Don Carlo revival |
| 5 Jul 23 / Seen and Heard |
Superb Bertrand de Billy tames Verdi’s challenging masterpiece |
| 5 Jul 23 / London Unattached |
Superb cast and conducting in Don Carlo at the Royal Opera House |
| 4 Jul 23 / Opera Online (English) |
Lise Davidsen, Don Carlo y la voz del cielo |
| 4 Jul 23 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Lise Davidsen shines in Verdi’s grand opera |
| 4 Jul 23 / OperaWire |
A legendary performance from Lise Davidsen |
| 4 Jul 23 / Evening Standard |
Lise Davidsen doesn’t disappoint in Verdi’s sprawling masterpiece |
| 3 Jul 23 / The Guardian |
Superb singing breathes new life into a classic production of a Verdi grand opera |
| 3 Jul 23 / CultureWhisper |
At Covent Garden, Lise Davidsen triumphs in first major Verdi role |
| 2 Jul 23 / Bachtrack |
Female singers shine in Royal Opera’s ‘Don Carlo’ |
| 2 Jul 23 / New York Times |
Lise Davidsen soars above routine |
| 2 Jul 23 / The Arts Desk |
Woman at Point ZeroThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 7 | |
El-Turk’s music is striking and distinctive |
| 9 Jul 23 / The Observer |
A magical score frames an unsparing story in Bushra El-Turk’s latest stage work |
| 8 Jul 23 / OperaWire |
Woman at Point Zero demands a lot of both its performers and audiences |
| 3 Jul 23 / Opera Today |
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Lailo Soliman’s resourceful production of Bushra El-Turk’s Woman at Point Zero |
| 1 Jul 23 / Seen and Heard |
Hits home powerfully |
| 30 Jun 23 / The Stage |
Extraordinary show based on seminal novel, beautiful and brutal in equal measure |
| 30 Jun 23 / Broadway World |
Fierce and lyrical fusion score underpins classic feminist story |
| 30 Jun 23 / The Guardian |
WertherThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 15 | |
Cuatro Werther y una Charlotte |
| 8 Jul 23 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Il pubblico ha tributato un trionfo convinto alla compagnia |
| 5 Jul 23 / Operaclick (Italian) |
Jonas Kaufmann dials it down in Werther |
| 29 Jun 23 / The Spectator |
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Book to see Kaufmann in ‘Werther’ – leave wanting more of Akhmetshina too |
| 28 Jun 23 / London Unattached |
The Royal Opera’s Werther revival is a mixed bag, but Pappano’s conducting carries the evening |
| 27 Jun 23 / Seen and Heard |
At the ROH Jonas Kaufmann made a subdued Werther |
| 26 Jun 23 / The Observer |
‘Werther’ ravishes at the Royal Opera |
| 23 Jun 23 / The Article |
Aigul Akhmetshina steals limelight from Jonas Kaufmann in breathtaking turn |
| 23 Jun 23 / OperaWire |
Kaufmann heads strong cast in stylishly sung and fabulously played revival |
| 22 Jun 23 / The Guardian |
Jonas Kaufmann ails as Werther, but Covent Garden hails Aigul Akhmetshina's Charlotte |
| 22 Jun 23 / Bachtrack |
Outstanding singing from the heroine of Massenet's evening raises the roof |
| 22 Jun 23 / CultureWhisper |
Kaufmann off form in this stiff revival |
| 22 Jun 23 / The Arts Desk |
Superstar Jonas Kaufmann is eclipsed |
| 22 Jun 23 / Evening Standard |
Jonas Kaufmann returns to London for the title role in Massenet's opera |
| 22 Jun 23 / Broadway World |
Mezzo Aigul Akhmetshina lights up a patchy production |
| 22 Jun 23 / iNews |
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Kaufman withdraws from remaining ‘Werther’ performances at ROH
Jonas Kaufmann has withdrawn from the remaining performances of Massenet’s “Werther” at the Royal Opera House, with Francesco Demuro and Ioan Hotea replacing him.
Jonas Kaufmann has withdrawn from the remaining performances of Massenet’s “Werther” at the Royal Opera House, with Francesco Demuro and Ioan Hotea replacing him.
Il TrovatoreThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 21 | |
Antonio Pappano sguazza nella musica di Verdi come un pesce nella sua acqua |
| 5 Jul 23 / Operaclick (Italian) |
A first class cast |
| 3 Jul 23 / OperaWire |
This new Il trovatore may not sit well with the purist, but this is one of the most interesting productions of the year |
| 27 Jun 23 / Limelight |
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Everyone delivers, but one day Verdi's hit-and-miss melodrama will get the right staging |
| 23 Jun 23 / The Arts Desk |
Un Trouvère intensément épuré en direct de Londres |
| 17 Jun 23 / Olyrix |
The Royal Opera’s new Il trovatore is a Monty Pythonesque horror show in more ways than one |
| 16 Jun 23 / Seen and Heard |
Il trovator! Io fremo! |
| 15 Jun 23 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Spellbinding Jamie Barton and company excel in Adele Thomas’s clear-sighted take on volatile Verdi |
| 11 Jun 23 / The Observer |
Strong musical credentials see Il trovatore prevail at the Royal Opera House |
| 9 Jun 23 / Opera Online (English) |
Humor, toros y cavatinas |
| 9 Jun 23 / Platea Magazine |
Muzikaal fenomenale Trovatore in Londen |
| 8 Jun 23 / Place de l'Opera |
A fun but difficult production of Il Trovatore |
| 8 Jun 23 / The Critic |
An underwhelming Il trovatore at the Royal Opera House |
| 7 Jun 23 / Opera Today |
A grim tale on stage at the Royal Opera House |
| 7 Jun 23 / London Unattached |
Adele Thomas’s new production tries hard not to be decorous, but doesn’t hang together |
| 7 Jun 23 / Evening Standard |
Il trovatore con Massi, Rebeka e Tézier |
| 6 Jun 23 / Connessi all'Opera |
A superbly sung new production of Verdi's great drama has a picturebook quality and a big star in Jamie Barton |
| 5 Jun 23 / CultureWhisper |
A hot-blooded new production |
| 5 Jun 23 / Broadway World |
Cruelty played out with anarchic imagination |
| 5 Jun 23 / The Guardian |
Adele Thomas’s problematic new Il trovatore is saved by Pappano’s conducting and Rebeka’s Leonora |
| 5 Jun 23 / Seen and Heard |
A Fright at the Opera: Trovatore ridiculed, but Barton’s Azucena drags it from the flames |
| 4 Jun 23 / Bachtrack |
WozzeckThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 16 | |
Oscuro y luminoso |
| 12 Jun 23 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Deborah Warner’s new production is stark and affecting |
| 31 May 23 / OperaWire |
A grim tale at the Royal Opera |
| 30 May 23 / Express |
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Christian Gerhaher and Anja Kampe thrill in five-star Berg |
| 28 May 23 / The Observer |
In his singing Gerhaher realises Wozzeck’s emotional detachment with a fine, reserved eloquence |
| 24 May 23 / Classical Source |
Poverty, anguish and death |
| 24 May 23 / The Article |
A pair of nuanced and contemporary reimaginings |
| 23 May 23 / Evening Standard |
Searing and strangely refreshing new Wozzeck at the Royal Opera House |
| 23 May 23 / Seen and Heard |
The theatre of war |
| 23 May 23 / London Unattached |
Poverty, anguish and death |
| 22 May 23 / The Article |
Gerhaher’s victim shuffles towards disaster in nuanced staging |
| 22 May 23 / The Guardian |
Searing and strangely refreshing new Wozzeck at the Royal Opera House |
| 22 May 23 / Seen and Heard |
Deborah Warner’s new Wozzeck hits the mark at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden |
| 22 May 23 / Opera Online (English) |
Deborah Warner returns to the Royal Opera House in this new production of Berg's masterpiece |
| 22 May 23 / Broadway World |
Strong performances and stunning stage pictures for Berg's upsetting tragedy |
| 21 May 23 / The Arts Desk |
A meditation on cruelty: Deborah Warner‘s new Wozzeck at The Royal Opera |
| 21 May 23 / Bachtrack |
AidaThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 29 | |
Celeste Aida … (con pianísimo y un gallito) frente a una Amneris genial |
| 19 May 23 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
An exciting operatic feast on the Royal Opera House stage |
| 18 May 23 / Opera Now |
Mark Elder, conducting, seems to have Verdi pumping through his veins |
| 14 May 23 / The Guardian |
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Aida con Blue, Garanča e Tézier) |
| 11 May 23 / Connessi all'Opera |
A perfect evening of Verdi: 'Powerful music in a new modern setting' |
| 10 May 23 / Express |
Robert Carsen's Royal Opera Aida shines a spotlight on the modern military state |
| 10 May 23 / Bachtrack |
Mark Elder’s sure direction of Covent Garden’s Aida revival delivers real, spine-tingling grandeur |
| 9 May 23 / Seen and Heard |
Stellar performances from Angel Blue and SeokJong Baek in Robert Carsen’s Aida |
| 8 May 23 / London Unattached |
Robert Carsen’s contemporary vision is starkly effective in its first revival |
| 8 May 23 / OperaWire |
Aïda totalitaire par Robert Carsen en direct de Londres |
| 16 Oct 22 / Olyrix |
Robert Carsen’s modern, twenty-first century take on Verdi’s Aida at Covent Garden |
| 15 Oct 22 / Seen and Heard |
Aida sauce guerre froide |
| 9 Oct 22 / Wanderer |
The austere proves just as powerful and arresting – visually and dramatically – as the exotic |
| 8 Oct 22 / Opera Today |
Grey, grey and more grey |
| 6 Oct 22 / The Spectator |
Aida at the ROH is a thrilling opera set against a bleak backdrop |
| 3 Oct 22 / City A.M. |
Verdi’s music reigns supreme in the Royal Opera’s austere new staging of Aida |
| 2 Oct 22 / The Observer |
A rubare la scena, come spesso capita, è l’Amneris di Agnieszka Rehlis |
| 2 Oct 22 / Connessi all'Opera |
Robert Carsen’s chilling update ditches pyramids for resonances of modern warfare |
| 2 Oct 22 / Limelight |
The music of empire |
| 1 Oct 22 / The Article |
Aida contra China y Rusia |
| 30 Sep 22 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Carsen's conception of the opera in this new production will create delight and despair in equal measure |
| 29 Sep 22 / Broadway World |
A gloomy production of a glittering opera |
| 29 Sep 22 / The Critic |
Lots to celebrate musically, but Carsen’s Aida production at Covent Garden will split critical opinion |
| 28 Sep 22 / Seen and Heard |
A strangely moving Aida from Robert Carsen at the Royal Opera House |
| 28 Sep 22 / Opera Online (English) |
Dour staging gains colour from the pit |
| 27 Sep 22 / The Guardian |
Uniformly good cast, idiomatic conducting, production rigidly consistent in khaki |
| 27 Sep 22 / The Arts Desk |
The Royal Opera’s new Aida: a howl of protest against nationalism |
| 27 Sep 22 / Bachtrack |
Robert Carsen's prescient new production of Verdi's opera finds parallels in today's headlines |
| 27 Sep 22 / CultureWhisper |
Updating Aida – seamless contemporisation and vocal fireworks |
| 27 Sep 22 / London Unattached |
InnocenceThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 17 | |
Helsinki noir |
| 12 May 23 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Saariaho’s Innocence at Covent Garden is music of our time at its most powerful |
| 30 Apr 23 / Seen and Heard |
Dramatically powerful and sonically beguiling |
| 27 Apr 23 / The Spectator |
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‘Innocence’ and violence: Kaija Saariaho at the ROH |
| 26 Apr 23 / The Article |
A powerful opera about a school shooting |
| 23 Apr 23 / The Observer |
Covent Garden's stunning new opera |
| 22 Apr 23 / Express |
A stellar first night for the UK premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s Innocence |
| 22 Apr 23 / London Unattached |
School shooting opera is brutal but brilliant |
| 21 Apr 23 / City A.M. |
Kaija Saariaho’s Innocence is Compelling and Intense at the Royal Opera House |
| 21 Apr 23 / Opera Online (English) |
It would be difficult to overstate the impression it made |
| 21 Apr 23 / Opera Today |
Al termine ovazioni e standing ovation hanno accolto il cast di cantanti e attori, il coro, il team creativo |
| 20 Apr 23 / Connessi all'Opera |
Saariaho’s iridescent score keeps the harrowing drama at arm’s length |
| 19 Apr 23 / The Guardian |
Kaija Saariaho's devastating new opera makes its UK premiere |
| 19 Apr 23 / Broadway World |
There are shafts of light in this fresco, but overall the colours are very dark indeed |
| 19 Apr 23 / CultureWhisper |
Director Simon Stone does it again, but questions remain about Kaija Saariaho’s score |
| 19 Apr 23 / The Arts Desk |
Rich and atmospheric |
| 19 Apr 23 / The Stage |
Urgent and intense |
| 19 Apr 23 / Bachtrack |
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‘One of the most important works of our time’
Inside Innocence, Kaija Saariaho’s school-shooting opera, coming to the UK this month.
Inside Innocence, Kaija Saariaho’s school-shooting opera, coming to the UK this month.
ArminioThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 10 | |
The fine singing confirmed the charm of Handel’s score |
| 7 May 23 / Opera Today |
Young talent on glorious display at the Royal Opera |
| 26 Apr 23 / Express |
Handelians will be grateful for the chance to see it |
| 26 Apr 23 / Classical Source |
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In the Linbury Theatre, rising Jette Parker Artists bring Handel into the modern world |
| 24 Apr 23 / CultureWhisper |
A most satisfying and enriching Arminio: the real star remains Handel, of course |
| 23 Apr 23 / Seen and Heard |
Confident staging returns Handel rarity to its starting point |
| 22 Apr 23 / The Guardian |
Taut staging and strong singing give this revival of a rarity its keen topical edge |
| 22 Apr 23 / The Arts Desk |
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