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| Reviews | 26 April 2024 |
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War and PeaceWelsh National OperaNo. of reviews: 23 | |
A work ranging from the intensity of personal emotion to the grit of national determination |
 5 Aug 19 / Planet Hugill |
The cast are in beautiful sound and the set is dynamic enough to hold attention |
| 2 Aug 19 / A Younger Theatre |
David Pountney’s farewell flourish, War and Peace, held up well in its transfer to Covent Garden |
| 1 Aug 19 / The Spectator |
For all the faults of Prokofiev's huge opera, this performance was a superb company achievement |
| 29 Jul 19 / Planet Hugill |
Pountney feeds musical and visual values into the staging very successfully |
| 25 Jul 19 / Classical Source |
Welsh National Opera’s spectacularly successful War and Peace comes to Covent Garden |
| 25 Jul 19 / Seen and Heard |
A stirring War and Peace by WNO at Covent Garden |
| 25 Jul 19 / Opera Today |
Welsh National Opera comes to London to parade its wares |
| 25 Jul 19 / Bachtrack |
Fundamentally, though all was not perfect and one or two choices were puzzling, the WNO showed it can be done |
| 23 Nov 18 / We left at the interval... |
A masterpiece gets a rare and vibrant showcase in the West |
| 26 Oct 18 / OperaWire |
A bold season opener |
| 12 Oct 18 / ConcertoNet (English) |
The orchestra under Tomáš Hanus is a wonder |
| 2 Oct 18 / The Critics' Circle |
A glorious vehicle for the Welsh National Opera Chorus |
| 26 Sep 18 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
WNO’s stirring production of Prokofiev’s unwieldy theatrical epic rewards ambition |
| 20 Sep 18 / Seen and Heard |
Ferocious intensity: David Pountney's new War and Peace at Welsh National Opera |
| 18 Sep 18 / Bachtrack |
Rendered with timely brilliance |
| 18 Sep 18 / The Stage |
Not quite a masterpiece but a great aural and visual spectacle |
| 18 Sep 18 / The Arts Desk |
An epic evening of music theatre |
| 18 Sep 18 / South Wales Argus |
A rare glimpse of Prokofiev's epic opera in a mammoth new production by WNO |
| 18 Sep 18 / What's on Stage |
This faithful staging of Prokofiev’s propaganda epic is as awe-inspiring as the spire of Salisbury Cathedral |
| 17 Sep 18 / The Times |
Whatever the constraints, Pountney and his team give us a grand four-hour show sung in English |
| 17 Sep 18 / Classical Source |
A magnificent production of Prokofiev's flawed opera |
| 17 Sep 18 / Telegraph |
Ferocity and passion in Prokofiev's rare opera |
| 17 Sep 18 / The Guardian |
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