| The Royal Opera - Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria Reviews | 23 April 2024 |
Roderick Williams (Ulysses)
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Tai Oney (Peisander), Chorus
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Christine Rice (Penelope)
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Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patriaThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 19 | |
Return in the round |
 6 Feb 18 / The Critics' Circle |
The Royal Opera’s bold first stab at Ulysses roundly beats a tame Tosca revival |
| 21 Jan 18 / The Sunday Times |
More than ever, this was Ulysses’ show |
| 19 Jan 18 / The Spectator |
An outstanding performance by Roderick Williams as Ulysses |
| 17 Jan 18 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
A remarkable achievement, filling the Roundhouse with the sombre gravity of Monteverdi's drama |
| 15 Jan 18 / Planet Hugill |
A production which would be an ideal introduction to Monteverdi |
| 15 Jan 18 / Music OMH |
John Fulljames’s production responds to the architecture of the Roundhouse |
| 15 Jan 18 / Sunday Express |
Singers and orchestra revolve valiantly in Royal Opera’s Monteverdi in the round |
| 15 Jan 18 / The Observer |
A pity that so much splendid singing was rather let down by a production which span on the spot and lost its way |
| 13 Jan 18 / Opera Today |
A rewarding performance of Monteverdi’s Il ritorno d’Ulisse by the ROH |
| 13 Jan 18 / Seen and Heard |
Musical drama trumps dodgy stagecraft |
| 12 Jan 18 / The Arts Desk |
Sublime music-making in a flawed new production of Monteverdi's opera |
| 12 Jan 18 / What's on Stage |
Monteverdi on a doughnut: A drab Return of Ulysses fails to thrill the Roundhouse |
| 12 Jan 18 / Bachtrack |
With an excellent cast and community involvement, John Fulljames’ staging hits the spot |
| 12 Jan 18 / The Stage |
Roderick Williams might have been born to sing the title role |
| 12 Jan 18 / Independent |
In-the-round Monteverdi doesn't hang together |
| 12 Jan 18 / The Guardian |
Roderick Williams’s Ulysses takes the production’s variable sense of direction onto another plane and centres it |
| 12 Jan 18 / Classical Source |
Completely admirable but not quite lovable |
| 12 Jan 18 / Telegraph |
John Fulljames’s new staging is a terrific production — three hours long, but unmissable |
| 12 Jan 18 / The Times |
Production details
Cast
Carby, Williams, Rice/Hulcup, Boden, Chiejina, Milhofer, Bickley, Oney, Pritchard, Shipley, Jackson, Williams, Shipley, Carby, Chiejina, Tortise
(c) Curnyn (d) Fulljames
Performance dates
10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 21 January 2018
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