| The Royal Opera - Don Carlo Reviews | 19 April 2024 |
Kristen Lewis (Elisabetta di Valois), Bryan Hymel (Don Carlo)
Ildar Abdrazakov (Filippo II), Christoph Pohl (Rodrigo)
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Christoph Pohl (Rodrigo), Ildar Abdrazakov (Filippo II), Kristen Lewis (Elisabetta di Valois), Ekaterina Semenchuk (Eboli)
Christoph Pohl (Rodrigo), Kristen Lewis (Elisabetta di Valois), Ildar Abdrazakov (Filippo II)
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Don CarloThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 18 | |
Un beau travail d'équipe |
 1 Jun 17 / Forum Opéra |
Bryan Hymel, in his role debut, is an ardent-toned and febrile Carlos |
| 21 May 17 / Express |
It still looks spectacular |
| 20 May 17 / The Observer |
A taut, compelling account of Don Carlo at the Royal Opera House |
| 18 May 17 / The Spectator |
Not quite a vintage revival but much to enjoy |
| 17 May 17 / Planet Hugill |
Tutti colori di Don Carlo |
| 17 May 17 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
The evening’s tours de force come from Ekaterina Semenchuk |
| 17 May 17 / Independent |
Verdi's opera of love and politics returns in Nicholas Hytner's production |
| 17 May 17 / What's on Stage |
The standard of the singing an acting make this a production well worth seeing |
| 17 May 17 / Express |
Disappointingly inert |
| 16 May 17 / Financial Times |
No flames in this revival, but that lets you concentrate on the extraordinary music of Verdi’s anticlerical masterpiece |
| 16 May 17 / The Times |
Momentous clash of church and state is refreshingly retold |
| 15 May 17 / Evening Standard |
Royal Opera's Don Carlo revival fails to completely catch fire |
| 15 May 17 / Bachtrack |
A serviceable revival |
| 15 May 17 / The Stage |
Despite an unimpressive production Bertrand De Billy and the Royal Opera deliver a compelling Don Carlo |
| 15 May 17 / Seen and Heard |
Hytner’s blood-red horror hampers Verdi’s dark vision |
| 15 May 17 / The Guardian |
Under-directed but with much to enjoy vocally |
| 14 May 17 / Telegraph |
Bryan Hymel is every inch a heroic Prince |
| 13 May 17 / Classical Source |
Production details
Cast
Hymel, Lewis, Semenchuk, Abdrazakov, Pohl/Piazzola, Burchuladze, Mastroni, Simkin, Kim, Chiejina, Cleverton, Nagy, Shibambu, Shipley, Yurchuk, Pencarreg
(c) de Billy (d) Hytner
Performance dates
12, 15, 19, 22, 26, 29(m) May 2017
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