The Royal Opera - Rusalka Reviews | 28 March 2024 |
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RusalkaThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 20 |
Premieren-Trio in London |
9 Mar 12 / Wiener Zeitung |
Rusalka à Londres, une nymphe pour aujourd’hui |
8 Mar 12 / ResMusica |
La sirène et la maquerelle |
7 Mar 12 / ConcertoNet (French) |
The singers, conductor and musicians do Rusalka proud |
5 Mar 12 / The Opera Critic |
Camilla Nylund, after a cool start, warmed to the agony and sexual passion of the title role |
4 Mar 12 / The Observer |
Covent Garden unleashed a loud whoop of disgust at Wieler and Morabito's production of Dvorák's Rusalka |
4 Mar 12 / Independent on Sunday |
A disappointing Royal Opera debut for Rusalka |
1 Mar 12 / Musical Criticism |
Dvorak and the mermaid deserve better than this |
1 Mar 12 / Express |
Don't let the 'booing' put you off |
1 Mar 12 / Music OMH |
Royal Opera House's Rusalka is ugly, but not radical |
1 Mar 12 / The Guardian |
This production of Dvorák’s fairy tale represents grown-up opera at its best |
29 Feb 12 / Financial Times |
Musical and theatrical values were in such total
divergence |
29 Feb 12 / Independent |
A lamentable farrago redeemed by Nézet-Séguin |
29 Feb 12 / The Arts Desk |
It's Yannick Nézet-Séguin's conducting that gives the performance a dramatic shape |
29 Feb 12 / The Guardian |
A prime example of the pompous intellectualism which now dominates Eurozone theatre |
29 Feb 12 / Telegraph |
A thought-provoking evening of music-theatre that simply demands to be seen |
29 Feb 12 / What's on Stage |
Eyes wide open, it’s a shocker |
29 Feb 12 / Opera Britannia |
Bryan Hymel was a vocally handsome Prince |
29 Feb 12 / The Stage |
Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s Covent Garden debut is sensational |
29 Feb 12 / Classical Source |
Fairy tale lyricism missing in Covent Garden’s disturbing Rusalka |
29 Feb 12 / Seen and Heard |
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When catcalls greet the cast’s curtain call
This week’s boos at the Royal Opera House revive an ignoble tradition.
This week’s boos at the Royal Opera House revive an ignoble tradition.
Royal Opera's Rusalka greeted with chorus of boos
A Royal Opera production which casts The Little Mermaid as a prostitute in a brothel was met by a chorus of boos on its opening night.
A Royal Opera production which casts The Little Mermaid as a prostitute in a brothel was met by a chorus of boos on its opening night.
‘When I stop learning that’s when I retire’
Bass-baritone Alan Held talks about his career and his current role in the Royal Opera’s Rusalka.
Bass-baritone Alan Held talks about his career and his current role in the Royal Opera’s Rusalka.
Production details
Cast
Nylund, Held, Hymel, Zwierko, Lang, Orendt, Eerens, Devin, Gringyte, Pierard, Grice
(c) Neìzet-Seìguin (d) Wieler/Morabito
Performance dates
27 February, 1, 3, 6, 9, 14 March 2012
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