English National Opera - La Traviata Reviews | 18 April 2024 |
Performance reviews
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La TraviataEnglish National OperaNo. of reviews: 21 |
La hermana de Alfredo |
15 Mar 13 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
A battle of directorial big-guns |
16 Feb 13 / Telegraph |
"Triumph" and "Failure" are strong words to describe the impact of an opera performance |
14 Feb 13 / Musical Criticism |
Is it less than the sum of its parts? |
13 Feb 13 / Telegraph |
More a dying swan than a golden goose |
10 Feb 13 / Independent on Sunday |
The impact was hard-hitting |
10 Feb 13 / The Observer |
One of the best of ENO's experimental productions |
9 Feb 13 / Musical Pointers |
Bizarre ‘Eugene Onegin’; Crude ‘Traviata’ |
6 Feb 13 / Bloomberg |
Rapturous applause for the singers, boos for the director |
6 Feb 13 / Londonist |
We were promised surprises in Peter Konwitschny’s ‘La Traviata’, and the first comes at the start |
5 Feb 13 / Independent |
Peter Konwitschny’s abridged version of Verdi’s opera focuses ruthlessly on laying bare Violetta’s soul |
5 Feb 13 / Financial Times |
Stripped down, fast paced Traviata at ENO |
5 Feb 13 / Seen and Heard |
Corinne Winters steals the show as Violetta in this twist on a Verdi tragedy |
5 Feb 13 / Evening Standard |
One wonders whether this new production is not just yet another example of dodgy judgement |
5 Feb 13 / The Stage |
A Traviata for our times at ENO |
5 Feb 13 / Telegraph |
The young American Corinne Winters makes a UK début of startling assurance |
4 Feb 13 / What's on Stage |
A pared down Traviata |
4 Feb 13 / Classical Source |
The music-making is impressive |
4 Feb 13 / Telegraph |
A totally convincing piece of music theatre |
4 Feb 13 / The Guardian |
An utterly absorbing experience, incredibly theatrical and well worth a visit |
3 Feb 13 / Opera Britannia |
A heartfelt Violetta can't hope to connect with her men in awkward update |
3 Feb 13 / The Arts Desk |
Production details
Cast
Winters, Johnson, Michaels-Moore, Presland, Reid, Hopwood, Hargreaves, Johnston, Lamb
(c) Hofstetter (d) Konwitschny
Performance dates
2, 7, 9, 12, 16, 21, 23, 26 February, 1, 3(m) March 2013
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