| The Royal Opera - Written on Skin Reviews | 25 April 2024 |
Christopher Purves (The Protector), Iestyn Davies (The Boy), Barbara Hannigan (Agnes)
Mark Padmore (Angel 3), Victoria Simmonds (Angel 2), Iestyn Davies (The Boy), Christopher Purves (The Protector)
Iestyn Davies (The Boy), Barbara Hannigan (Agnes)
Christopher Purves (The Protector), Barbara Hannigan (Agnes)
Barbara Hannigan (Agnes)
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Written on SkinThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 16 | |
Barbara Hannigan is thrilling as the sexually defiant Agnes |
 22 Jan 17 / Express |
Great singing, extraordinary music, very odd opera |
| 19 Jan 17 / Express |
A contemporary operatic masterpiece |
| 17 Jan 17 / Evening Standard |
The music glistens |
| 17 Jan 17 / Financial Times |
A modern classic |
| 17 Jan 17 / Music OMH |
Hannigan is spellbinding in parable of beauty and violence |
| 16 Jan 17 / The Guardian |
Benjamin at Covent Garden: an historical and unmissable performance |
| 16 Jan 17 / Seen and Heard |
Written on Skin might have been named Etched in Blood; it is chillingly refined and brutal |
| 16 Jan 17 / Opera Today |
Concentrated intensity |
| 16 Jan 17 / Planet Hugill |
George Benjamin creates a dazzling clash of the medieval and modern |
| 16 Jan 17 / Independent |
Written on Skin is one of the operatic masterpieces of our time |
| 15 Jan 17 / Telegraph |
A modern masterpiece |
| 15 Jan 17 / The Stage |
Benjamin’s inventive score beautifully illuminates the action |
| 15 Jan 17 / The Upcoming |
George Benjamin and Martin Crimp's admired 2013 opera returns in Katie Mitchell's production |
| 15 Jan 17 / What's on Stage |
A 21st-century operatic masterpiece |
| 15 Jan 17 / Classical Source |
A grisly love triangle: Written on Skin returns to Covent Garden |
| 15 Jan 17 / Bachtrack |
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Written on Skin
Composer George Benjamin and performer Christopher Purves explain how a new opera is brought to life.
Composer George Benjamin and performer Christopher Purves explain how a new opera is brought to life.
Production details
Cast
Purves, Hannigan/Jarman, Davies, Simmonds, Padmore
(c) Benjamin (d) Mitchell
Performance dates
13, 18, 23, 27, 30 January 2017
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