Opera North - La fanciulla del West Reviews | 26 April 2024 |
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La fanciulla del WestOpera NorthNo. of reviews: 10 |
High production and design standards in La fanciulla del West |
10 Mar 14 / Seen and Heard |
Alwyn Mellor is a magnificent Minnie |
6 Mar 14 / Manchester Evening News |
Opera North's production of Puccini's wild west opera forces a rethink by putting the men centre stage |
27 Jan 14 / The Observer |
Saddle your horses! Puccini's spaghetti western is back on the trail |
24 Jan 14 / What's on Stage |
Puccini’s unlikely Spaghetti Western still convinces in Aletta Collins’ vivid new production |
23 Jan 14 / The Arts Desk |
Alwyn Mellor’s grand-scale, warmly maternal Minnie is superbly sung |
23 Jan 14 / The Stage |
Opera North strikes gold in Puccini’s West |
23 Jan 14 / Seen and Heard |
Opera North’s staging has an authentic flavour of the Wild West |
23 Jan 14 / Financial Times |
How to stage an epic on a small budget |
23 Jan 14 / Telegraph |
A rare outing for Puccini's proto-spaghetti western is spartanly staged, but the performers excel |
23 Jan 14 / The Guardian |
Production details
Cast
Mellor, Hayward, Rojas, Bottone, Danby, Wade, Dwyer, Peaker, Bodenham, Rendall, Russell, Gibson, Butterfield, Thorpe, Walker, Rang, Watts
(c) Farnes (d) Collins
Performance dates
21, 30 January, 8 February, 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21 March 2014 (various locations)
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