| Royal Ballet and Opera - Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk Reviews | 5 May 2024 |
Brandon Jovanovich (Sergey), Eva-Maria Westbroek (Katerina)
John Tomlinson (Boris), Thomas Atkins (Teacher), Ensemble
Eva-Maria Westbroek (Katerina), John Daszak (Zinovy)
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Eva-Maria Westbroek (Katerina)
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Lady Macbeth of MtsenskThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 16 | |
A relief to find a production which does full justice to the mercurial variety and caustic scherzo which is Shostakovich's opera |
 30 Apr 18 / Planet Hugill |
Glorious singing, sensational music and great acting |
| 25 Apr 18 / Express |
A celebration of composer Shostakovich’s genius |
| 23 Apr 18 / Express |
Unmissable Shostakovich |
| 22 Apr 18 / The Observer |
The Covent Garden crew is on top form with Shostakovich’s only ‘grand’ opera |
| 22 Apr 18 / The Sunday Times |
As Katerina, Eva-Maria Westbroek delivered a dramatic and vocally secure performance |
| 18 Apr 18 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Superb revival of Shostakovich's mercurial opera |
| 18 Apr 18 / Telegraph |
Eva-Maria Westbroek’s performance in this vivid revival keeps you rooting for her to the very end |
| 17 Apr 18 / The Guardian |
The Royal Opera scintillates in Shostakovich’s raw Lady Macbeth |
| 16 Apr 18 / Seen and Heard |
So poisonously funny that Stalin banned it |
| 14 Apr 18 / The Times |
Eva-Maria Westbroek is a knockout in this revival of Shostakovich’s opera |
| 14 Apr 18 / Financial Times |
The Royal Opera's first revival in 12 years of Shostakovich's darkly violent opera |
| 14 Apr 18 / What's on Stage |
LONDON
No muddle, just music: Pappano delivers an exceptional Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk |
| 14 Apr 18 / Bachtrack |
As Katerina, Eva-Maria Westbroek is a triumph |
| 14 Apr 18 / Classical Source |
This masterpiece is still magnificent |
| 14 Apr 18 / Independent |
Exuberant, stylised production of Shostakovich's opera features an outstanding performance from Brandon Jovanovich |
| 14 Apr 18 / The Stage |
Production details
Cast
Tomlinson, Daszak, Westbroek, Jovanovich, Aldridge, Bronder, Fisher, Francis, Gierlach, Svetlov, Burchuladze, Akhmetshina, Keys, Shibambu
(c) Pappano (d) Jones
Performance dates
12, 17, 20, 24, 27 April 2018
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