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The Indian Queen

English National Opera


No. of reviews: 17

Two exquisite productions at English National Opera
16 Mar 15 / Opera Today
An enthralling evening's entertainment
11 Mar 15 / Express
The Indian Queen is visually passionate and stylish and remarkably beautiful at times
6 Mar 15 / A Younger Theatre
Exactly what the ENO should be doing
4 Mar 15 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews
Had we been treated to a concert of Purcell’s music, that would have been all well and good
3 Mar 15 / Boulezian
Peter Sellars spins unfinished Purcell into a Mayan extravaganza that delights and irks
2 Mar 15 / The Observer
A very long and frankly at times tedious evening
2 Mar 15 / Opera Britannia
Peter Sellars' reconstruction of Purcell's The Indian Queen at ENO
2 Mar 15 / Bachtrack
Peter Sellars' production presents an ever-resonant social commentary
28 Feb 15 / Evening Standard
Peter Sellars's unique take on Purcell's 'semi-opera' features a moving story and music of gorgeous beauty
28 Feb 15 / Telegraph
Peter Sellars transforms Purcell's 'semi-opera' into a full-blown Lenten ritual of penitence
28 Feb 15 / Classical-music.com
Lucy Crowe’s singing brings Purcell into focus
28 Feb 15 / The Guardian
An evening in musical triumph
28 Feb 15 / Independent
If you are expecting or hoping to see a performance of Purcell and Dryden’s final collaboration, forget it
28 Feb 15 / Classical Source
Musical strengths of Purcell’s Indian Queen marred by baleful, self-indulgent production
28 Feb 15 / Seen and Heard
Sellars is not to everyone’s taste
28 Feb 15 / Music OMH
Sellars’ highly idiosyncratic revamp of Purcell’s 1695 semi-opera makes for a distinctly long evening
28 Feb 15 / The Stage
As 'The Indian Queen' opens, can Peter Sellars save the ENO?
As Purcell's 'The Indian Queen' opens, Jessica Duchen meets the man on a mission to save an opera company in crisis.
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