| The Royal Opera - Wozzeck Reviews | 25 April 2024 |
Simon Keenlyside (Wozzeck), John Tomlinson (Doctor)
Gerhard Siegel (Captain), Simon Keenlyside (Wozzeck), John Tomlinson (Doctor)
Karita Mattila (Marie)
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Simon Keenlyside (Wozzeck), Karita Mattila (Marie)
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WozzeckThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 19 | |
Only a partial success |
 16 Nov 13 / Musical Criticism |
Alban Berg's groundbreaking opera still has the power to shock, 88 years on from its premiere |
| 13 Nov 13 / Express |
Simon no sabe nadar |
| 9 Nov 13 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
The latest revival of Berg's opera at the ROH is buoyed by a strong musical performance |
| 7 Nov 13 / The Spectator |
Simon Keenlyside presents a compelling portrait of a dehumanised, indeed lobotomised victim |
| 5 Nov 13 / Evening Standard |
Simon Keenlyside was an introspective, soft-toned Wozzeck |
| 4 Nov 13 / Music OMH |
A strong revival, with a moving Simon Keenlyside in the title role |
| 4 Nov 13 / Financial Times |
Berg's great opera confounds and dazzles |
| 3 Nov 13 / The Observer |
Wozzeck makes a musically incandescent return to Covent Garden |
| 2 Nov 13 / What's on Stage |
Together, all the elements of this production rightly make for an unsettling experience |
| 2 Nov 13 / Classical Source |
Overall, a visceral piece of music theatre feels as if it’s being held at a distance |
| 2 Nov 13 / The Stage |
A triumphant Wozzeck performance at Covent Garden |
| 2 Nov 13 / Seen and Heard |
Berg's Wozzeck at the Royal Opera House is notable mainly for a superb orchestral performance |
| 2 Nov 13 / Telegraph |
Berg's darker-than-dark adaptation of Büchner's Woyzeck makes a musically incandescent return to Covent Garden |
| 2 Nov 13 / What's on Stage |
At the still centre of everything is Keenlyside's Wozzeck |
| 2 Nov 13 / Independent |
The Oliver Award-winning production returns to the Royal Opera House in style |
| 2 Nov 13 / Metro |
Psychopathology is everything in this impressive revived production of Alban Berg's masterpiece |
| 2 Nov 13 / The Guardian |
Keenlyside and Mattila excel in fine revival |
| 1 Nov 13 / Opera Britannia |
A superb cast and orchestral perfection bring the best out of a rather overbearing production |
| 1 Nov 13 / The Arts Desk |
Production details
Cast
Keenlyside, Mattila, Siegel, Tomlinson, Wottrich, Easterlin, Cook, White, Doyle, Tritschler
(c) Elder (d) Warner
Performance dates
31 October, 5, 8, 12, 15 November 2013
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22 Apr 24 / The Guardian |