Barbican, London - The Fairy Queen Reviews
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The Fairy Queen

Barbican, London


No. of reviews: 10

Purcell’s ravishing music battled it out with brooms
17 Oct 16 / The Observer
The general effect is messy but musically of a high order
16 Oct 16 / Express
The cast seemed to enjoy themselves
15 Oct 16 / Opera Today
The music making was of an especially high standard
14 Oct 16 / Music OMH
Musically a triumph but the production tried too hard
13 Oct 16 / Seen and Heard
Staging Purcell's Fairy Queen: an ingenious solution at the Barbican
13 Oct 16 / Bachtrack
Iestyn Davies is an absolute treat in this radical Fairy Queen
12 Oct 16 / Telegraph
Brave attempt to tame Purcell's tricky drama
12 Oct 16 / The Guardian
The evening was a delightful succession of phantasmagoric tableaux
12 Oct 16 / Independent
A coherent if unorthodox production
12 Oct 16 / Classical Source
Production details
Cast
Pierce, Lawson, Davies, Daniels, Bowen, Riches
(c) Egarr (d) Evans
Performance dates
10 October 2016
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