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Die WalküreEnglish National OperaNo. of reviews: 15 | |
Walkiria sin Loge |
 15 Dec 21 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Many of the great set pieces of this opera fell flat |
| 2 Dec 21 / Opera Journal |
The ENO orchestra under Martyn Brabbins really got its aggregated teeth into this score |
| 30 Nov 21 / The Critics' Circle |
Richard Jones directs this new, his third, staging, and it is a provocative one |
| 24 Nov 21 / Classical Source |
The pride of the Valkyries meets municipal bureaucracy |
| 24 Nov 21 / The Article |
Matthew Rose leads a terrific cast but ENO’s staging lacks fire |
| 23 Nov 21 / iNews |
Tamped down pyrotechnics aside, this new Ring looks promising |
| 23 Nov 21 / Evening Standard |
ENO’s Die Walküre is hobbled by a half-hearted production |
| 23 Nov 21 / Seen and Heard |
A long awaited but disappointing Valkyrie by the ENO |
| 23 Nov 21 / Music OMH |
A striking, uneven start to ENO’s Ring cycle |
| 22 Nov 21 / The Guardian |
The Met Opera’s next ‘Ring’ will be a sea change |
| 22 Nov 21 / New York Times |
A hollow-hearted new co-production with the Met gets off to a standing start |
| 22 Nov 21 / Limelight |
The Valkyrie heralds the start of a new Ring Cycle at the London Coliseum |
| 22 Nov 21 / Opera Online (English) |
Richard Jones’ second London Ring falters at the first fence |
| 21 Nov 21 / Bachtrack |
Fitfully flickering flames |
| 21 Nov 21 / The Arts Desk |
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Behind the scenes of Wagner’s The Valkyrie at English National Opera.
For Richard Jones, the director of a staging that will open in London and later travel to New York, this is a third attempt at Wagner’s epic.
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