| Chelsea Opera Group - London | 26 April 2024 |
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LakméChelsea Opera GroupNo. of reviews: 3 | |
COG acquitted itself masterfully in adding what is now a more or less a rare opera to its repertoire |
 4 Mar 24 / Classical Source |
Beyond coloratura: Strong performances and a serious approach in Chelsea Opera Group's account of Léo Delibes' Lakmé |
| 4 Mar 24 / Planet Hugill |
Chelsea Opera Group’s Lakmé was a memorable experience and the cast had no weak links |
| 28 Feb 24 / Seen and Heard |
Un Ballo in MascheraChelsea Opera GroupNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Chelsea Opera Group’s Un ballo in maschera wasn’t an evening for the faint of heart |
| 28 Oct 23 / Opera Today |
Verdi unconditionally triumphed in the Cadogan Hall when COG performed Un ballo in maschera |
| 27 Oct 23 / Seen and Heard |
La clemenza di TitoChelsea Opera GroupNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Mozart's late masterpiece: La Clemenza di Tito from Chelsea Opera Group with Helena Dix and Kezia Bienek |
| 12 Jun 23 / Planet Hugill |
OprichnikChelsea Opera GroupNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Tchaikovsky’s first surviving opera, Oprichnik, gets a vibrant performance from Chelsea Opera Group |
| 18 Mar 23 / Opera Today |
Bravo to COG for enabling us to hear this relatively early work by Tchaikovsky |
| 16 Mar 23 / Classical Source |
Andrea ChenierChelsea Opera GroupNo. of reviews: 2 | |
COG’s Andrea Chénier was a memorable performance that deserved its standing ovation |
| 3 Jun 22 / Seen and Heard |
Chelsea Opera Group present a superb Andrea Chénier at the Southbank |
| 2 Jun 22 / Opera Today |
ObertoChelsea Opera GroupNo. of reviews: 2 | |
A mystery that the Chelsea Opera Group delights in revealing |
| 6 Apr 22 / Music OMH |
Four strongly taken main roles and lively conducting make this a winner |
| 5 Apr 22 / The Arts Desk |
Roberto DevereuxChelsea Opera GroupNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Chelsea Opera Group leaves us in no doubt as to the brilliance of Donizetti’s still underrated masterpiece |
| 7 Nov 21 / Music OMH |
A compelling Robert Devereux |
| 2 Nov 21 / Opera Today |
Un Giorno di RegnoChelsea Opera GroupNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Chelsea Opera Group perform Verdi's first comic opera |
| 15 Oct 19 / Opera Today |
Chelsea Opera assembled a balanced and committed cast |
| 14 Oct 19 / Classical Source |
Bringing a rarity alive |
| 14 Oct 19 / Planet Hugill |
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A special evening that revealed Verdi’s first and little known comedy in all its glory |
| 14 Oct 19 / Music OMH |
The DemonChelsea Opera GroupNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Chelsea Opera Group’s revelatory presentation of Rubinstein’s The Demon |
| 3 Jul 19 / Seen and Heard |
Cardiff winner Andrei Kymach makes his mark |
| 2 Jul 19 / The Guardian |
Andrei Kymach has a sappy virile voice, not without a hint of underlying steel, allied to a strong sense of musical line |
| 2 Jul 19 / Classical Source |
MefistofeleChelsea Opera GroupNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Chelsea Opera Group give a glorious performance of Boito’s Mefistofele |
| 28 Mar 19 / Seen and Heard |
Vazgen Gazaryan as Mefistofele had a bass of immense focus, power and persuasion |
| 28 Mar 19 / Music OMH |
The devil shares the good tunes |
| 27 Mar 19 / Opera Today |
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Rarity lit up by vocal dramatics |
| 26 Mar 19 / Evening Standard |
Elizabeth Llewellyn was at her radiant best in her two incarnations as Margherita and Elena |
| 26 Mar 19 / Classical Source |
Rare outing for a 19th-century standout |
| 26 Mar 19 / The Guardian |
NormaChelsea Opera GroupNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Music and drama combine in a wonderfully satisfying performance |
| 29 Oct 18 / Planet Hugill |
Soloists excel in Chelsea Opera Group's Norma at Cadogan Hall |
| 29 Oct 18 / Opera Today |
As Norma, Helena Dix's voice at its creamiest has allure, grace and poise |
| 29 Oct 18 / Classical Source |
ThaïsChelsea Opera GroupNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Stephen Higgins led a thrilling and compelling account of the score |
| 24 Jun 18 / Classical Source |
Mosè in EgittoChelsea Opera GroupNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Many moments across the evening felt truly overwhelming |
| 27 Feb 18 / Music OMH |
Yet again Chelsea Opera Group has done a commendable service in reviving a now rarely-seen stage-work |
| 27 Feb 18 / Classical Source |
Christmas EveChelsea Opera GroupNo. of reviews: 2 | |
The performance as a whole was very spirited and effective |
| 13 Dec 17 / Music OMH |
Bravo to Chelsea Opera Group for bringing another operatic rarity to life |
| 12 Dec 17 / Classical Source |
NabuccoChelsea Opera GroupNo. of reviews: 2 | |
A satisfying evening |
| 19 Jun 17 / Planet Hugill |
In the title-role David Kempster gave a trenchant account of the over-confident King |
| 19 Jun 17 / Classical Source |
Samson et DalilaChelsea Opera GroupNo. of reviews: 4 | |
This performance was blessed with two extremely strong singers in the title roles |
| 22 Mar 17 / Music OMH |
Versión de concierto de Samson et Dalila en el Cadogan Hall de Londres |
| 22 Mar 17 / Opera World (Spanish) |
As Dalila, Claudia Huckle displayed astonishing mastery of this fantastic siren role |
| 21 Mar 17 / Classical Source |
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Thrilling moments from a youthful cast in Saint-Saens' Samson et Dalila |
| 20 Mar 17 / Planet Hugill |
Le Comte OryChelsea Opera GroupNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Nuns on the run: laughs aplenty in Chelsea Opera's Le Comte Ory |
| 27 Jun 16 / Bachtrack |
Rossini's Le Comte Ory makes a rare appearance in London |
| 27 Jun 16 / Planet Hugill |
All in all this was hugely enjoyable |
| 26 Jun 16 / Classical Source |
Il TrovatoreChelsea Opera GroupNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Gripping, high drama in Chelsea Opera Group’s Il Trovatore |
| 2 Mar 16 / Seen and Heard |
At it hammer and tongs |
| 2 Mar 16 / Bachtrack |
Das LiebesverbotChelsea Opera GroupNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Chelsea Opera Group make the case for Wagner flop |
| 29 Oct 15 / The Guardian |
A triumph for the Chelsea Opera Group |
| 28 Oct 15 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Overall, this was a stimulating and hugely enjoyable evening of (re-)discovery |
| 27 Oct 15 / Classical Source |
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A Wagner rarity with no wine, no women and no carnival! |
| 27 Oct 15 / Bachtrack |
Chelsea Opera Group offers a rare chance to hear Wagner’s early Das Liebesverbot |
| 27 Oct 15 / Seen and Heard |
ErnaniChelsea Opera GroupNo. of reviews: 6 | |
In the title role Gwyn Hughes Jones asserted his tenor voice to produce a broad, expansive sound |
| 7 Jul 15 / Music OMH |
Ernani en Londres: una sorpresa agradable |
| 7 Jul 15 / Beckmesser |
Gwyn Hughes Jones dominated a rip-roaringly good concert revival of Verdi’s cult thriller |
| 6 Jul 15 / The Guardian |
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Chelsea Opera Group’s spirited Ernani |
| 6 Jul 15 / Seen and Heard |
Sweltering heat, Spanish passions |
| 6 Jul 15 / Bachtrack |
In the title-role Gwyn Hughes Jones gave full rein to his bright ringing tenor |
| 5 Jul 15 / Classical Source |
Le Roi de LahoreChelsea Opera GroupNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Chelsea Opera puts on memorable performance of neglected Massenet opera |
| 7 Mar 15 / Seen and Heard |
Michael Spyres as Alim revealed a brilliantly full and rounded tenor sound that was tempered by lightness |
| 4 Mar 15 / Music OMH |
Hurrah for Chelsea Opera group, performing another rarely heard piece |
| 4 Mar 15 / Opera Britannia |
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Michael Spyres demonstrated he has few equals in French music of this romantic period |
| 3 Mar 15 / Classical Source |
To Paradise and back: a thrilling Le Roi de Lahore from Chelsea Opera Group |
| 3 Mar 15 / Bachtrack |
Voluptuous drama in a fantasy orient |
| 3 Mar 15 / The Guardian |
Cristina, Regina di SveziaChelsea Opera GroupNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Cristina, Regina di Svezia emerges as an interesting point in operatic history |
| 10 Nov 14 / Classical Source |
One queen is much like another in so-called “historical” Italian early to mid 19th-century opera |
| 10 Nov 14 / The Arts Desk |
StiffelioChelsea Opera GroupNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Chelsea Opera Group’s excellent revival of rare Verdi |
| 16 Jun 14 / Seen and Heard |
Stiffelio was one of the very few Verdi operas yet to be given by Chelsea Opera Group |
| 11 Jun 14 / Classical Source |
I Capuleti e I MontecchiChelsea Opera GroupNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Chelsea Opera Group delivered a very strong concert performance |
| 21 Mar 14 / Music OMH |
This high-voltage concert revival of Bellini's version of Romeo and Juliet was one of the group's finest achievements |
| 19 Mar 14 / The Guardian |
AlziraChelsea Opera GroupNo. of reviews: 6 | |
The line-up of soloists was strong |
| 5 Jun 13 / Music OMH |
Chelsea Opera Group's concert performance of Verdi's much-maligned Alzira placed the emphasis on raw emotion and vocal thrills |
| 5 Jun 13 / The Guardian |
Chelsea Opera Group exhumes a forgettable early Verdi opera |
| 4 Jun 13 / Seen and Heard |
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It richly deserves a staging |
| 4 Jun 13 / Opera Britannia |
Unjust neglect? Chelsea Opera Group makes a good case for Verdi's Alzira |
| 4 Jun 13 / Bachtrack |
Even Verdi dismissed his eighth opera, Alzira, as a dreadful mistake, but it's not as bad as all that |
| 4 Jun 13 / Telegraph |
Die FeenChelsea Opera GroupNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Chelsea Opera Group should be praised for bringing this work to public attention |
| 21 Mar 13 / Music OMH |
A thoroughly rewarding curiosity |
| 21 Mar 13 / The Guardian |
Chelsea Opera Group exhumes a Wagner rarity with mixed results |
| 20 Mar 13 / Seen and Heard |
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The ambition behind presenting a Wagnerian rarity is to be welcomed |
| 19 Mar 13 / Opera Britannia |
An enjoyable and often enthralling evening |
| 19 Mar 13 / Classical Source |
The 20-year-old Wagner's uninspired but ambitious first opera strongly cast and conducted |
| 19 Mar 13 / The Arts Desk |
Don QuichotteChelsea Opera GroupNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Robert Lloyd here fulfilled a long-held ambition by taking the rewarding title-role in London for the first time |
| 29 Nov 12 / Classical Source |
Robert Lloyd's portrayal was superbly thought through, vividly capturing his grandeur and despair |
| 27 Nov 12 / The Guardian |
Maria PadillaChelsea Opera GroupNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Outstanding performances from Miricioiu and Cornetti |
| 30 May 12 / Musical Criticism |
Nelly Miricioiu sings title role in Donizetti’s Maria Padilla |
| 29 May 12 / Seen and Heard |
La Forza del DestinoChelsea Opera GroupNo. of reviews: 1 | |
An exciting concert performance |
| 26 Mar 12 / Musical Pointers |
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| 24 Jun 2009 / Musical Criticism |
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| 14 Oct 2008 / Musical Criticism |
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