The Royal Opera - La Tragédie de Carmen Reviews | 27 April 2024 |
Performance reviews
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La Tragédie de CarmenThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 11 |
Carmen y el Destripador |
21 Nov 17 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Bizet's masterpiece with a twist |
12 Nov 17 / Express |
A tongue-in-cheek revival of a radical reimagining of Bizet |
11 Nov 17 / The Stage |
Bizet’s score is given an almost jazzy spin |
7 Nov 17 / Independent |
The production and its values leave something to be desired |
7 Nov 17 / Music OMH |
The Royal Opera's young artists in Peter Brook's reduction of Bizet's opera |
6 Nov 17 / What's on Stage |
Tragedy undermined |
6 Nov 17 / Bachtrack |
It will take more than a surprising drum roll to overcome this show’s biggest drawback, emotional distance |
6 Nov 17 / The Times |
Opera on an unforgivingly small scale |
6 Nov 17 / The Guardian |
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery |
5 Nov 17 / Classical Source |
Great singing but little dramatic impact |
5 Nov 17 / Telegraph |
Production details
Cast
Akhmetshina, Atkins, Chiejina, Nagy
(c) Hendry (d) Jones
Performance dates
3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14 November 2017
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