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| Reviews | 19 April 2024 |
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The WreckersGlyndebourne FestivalNo. of reviews: 14 | |
Glyn Paflin relishes a seldom staged English opera in Sussex |
 17 Jun 22 / Church Times |
Un coup de poing et coup de maître |
| 6 Jun 22 / Forum Opéra |
Rebelión y furia en Glyndebourne |
| 3 Jun 22 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Serves Ethel Smyth’s opera magnificently |
| 1 Jun 22 / The Spectator |
Glyndebourne-Festival startet nach Brexit und Corona mit Überraschungscoup |
| 30 May 22 / Klassik Info |
Ethel Smyth’s long-neglected maelstrom of an opera is worth a plunge |
| 29 May 22 / The Observer |
This Glyndebourne production proved so compelling in the theatre |
| 29 May 22 / Opera Today |
The Wreckers in French? |
| 28 May 22 / The Boston Musical Intelliger |
Despite committed musical advocacy, The Wreckers at Glyndebourne fails to convince |
| 26 May 22 / Seen and Heard |
Ethel Smyth’s expressive music brings Victorian Cornwall to life |
| 25 May 22 / The Article |
Rare and intense drama on the Cornish coast |
| 24 May 22 / Bachtrack |
Glyndebourne bring Smyth’s rarity to vivid and passionate life |
| 23 May 22 / The Guardian |
Blowsy, intriguing grand opera by Ethel Smyth has full theatrical impact |
| 23 May 22 / The Arts Desk |
Glyndebourne's vividly dramatic new production of Ethel Smyth's opera |
| 23 May 22 / Planet Hugill |
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How brick-throwing suffragette Ethel Smyth composed an opera to shake up Britain.
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