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Così fan tutteThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 22 | |
Covent Garden’s new Così fan tutte fails to offer fresh insights |
 19 Oct 16 / Seen and Heard |
The principals were uniformly excellent, vocally and in terms of characterisation |
| 6 Oct 16 / The Jewish Chronicle |
Overworked |
| 4 Oct 16 / The Critics' Circle |
Semyon Bychkov, gives a well-balanced though leisurely account of the score |
| 2 Oct 16 / Express |
Fruity tutte |
| 2 Oct 16 / Daily Mail |
Stylish designs undermined by elderly tempi |
| 29 Sep 16 / The Spectator |
This replacement for Jonathan Miller’s gloriously effective production of Così was a disappointment |
| 28 Sep 16 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Such a gratuitous change in settings is pure directorial self-indulgence |
| 27 Sep 16 / Express |
Jeux de l’amour et mauvaises règles |
| 27 Sep 16 / Forum Opéra |
At last: something at the Royal Opera to replace Jonathan Miller’s slapstick onslaught on Così fan tutte |
| 27 Sep 16 / Boulezian |
A production where music and direction can fit together seamlessly |
| 26 Sep 16 / Music OMH |
There is an excess of everything, and a lot more besides, in Jan Philipp Gloger’s new staging of Così fan tutte |
| 26 Sep 16 / The Guardian |
Lack of coherence between music and production in Covent Garden’s Così fan tutte |
| 26 Sep 16 / Seen and Heard |
Cosi fan tutte à Londres : ainsi font les Anglais |
| 26 Sep 16 / Opera Online (French) |
Gloger’s Così is simply too clever for its own good |
| 26 Sep 16 / Opera Today |
A genuine if underfocused inquiry into the nature of love |
| 24 Sep 16 / Independent |
A potent and unsettling production that makes a point |
| 24 Sep 16 / Evening Standard |
A fussy new production, lethargically conducted, is saved by its fine young cast |
| 24 Sep 16 / What's on Stage |
This Così fan tutte is an enthralling lesson in Mozart |
| 24 Sep 16 / Telegraph |
Impressive ensemble cast focus on the wider questions |
| 24 Sep 16 / The Guardian |
Semyon Bychkov’s conducting is notably understated and often slow |
| 24 Sep 16 / Classical Source |
Well sung but charmless: the Royal Opera's new Così fan tutte |
| 24 Sep 16 / Bachtrack |
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