| Guildhall School of Music & Drama - London | 24 April 2024 |
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Il segreto di Susanna
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A Star Next to the MoonGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
The ossified memories of what might have been |
 5 Mar 24 / London Unattached |
Intense and disturbing, a story without any redemption |
| 4 Mar 24 / Planet Hugill |
McNeff’s vivid new opera with guitar, gangsters and a ghost town |
| 1 Mar 24 / The Guardian |
Maria EgiziacaGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Have they awoken a sleeping beauty? |
| 14 Nov 23 / London Unattached |
Dominic Wheeler leads a mellow, solemn account of Maria egiziaca |
| 13 Nov 23 / Classical Source |
Sacred and profane in Guildhall School's Respighi double bill |
| 10 Nov 23 / Bachtrack |
La bella dormente nel boscoGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Have they awoken a sleeping beauty? |
| 14 Nov 23 / London Unattached |
The RCM’s production of La bella dormente dug deeper into the drama |
| 13 Nov 23 / Classical Source |
Sacred and profane in Guildhall School's Respighi double bill |
| 10 Nov 23 / Bachtrack |
SavitriGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Holst’s Sāvitri and Weir’s Blond Eckbert from the Guildhall School of Music |
| 8 Jun 23 / Bachtrack |
Rare Chamber Operas from Gustav Holst and Judith Weir at the Guildhall |
| 7 Jun 23 / London Unattached |
Blond EckbertGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Holst’s Sāvitri and Weir’s Blond Eckbert from the Guildhall School of Music |
| 8 Jun 23 / Bachtrack |
Rare Chamber Operas from Gustav Holst and Judith Weir at the Guildhall |
| 7 Jun 23 / London Unattached |
Dead Man WalkingGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking given a triumphant staging by Guildhall School |
| 1 Mar 23 / Bachtrack |
Le Portrait de ManonGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
A 1920s cinema serves effectively as the common setting in these three rare one-Act operas |
| 16 Nov 22 / Classical Source |
Picture perfect: a fine triple bill from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
| 15 Nov 22 / Bachtrack |
To La Scala Picturehouse, for an intriguing triple bill at Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
| 10 Nov 22 / Opera Today |
Fête GalanteGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
A 1920s cinema serves effectively as the common setting in these three rare one-Act operas |
| 16 Nov 22 / Classical Source |
Picture perfect: a fine triple bill from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
| 15 Nov 22 / Bachtrack |
To La Scala Picturehouse, for an intriguing triple bill at Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
| 10 Nov 22 / Opera Today |
I due timidiGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
A 1920s cinema serves effectively as the common setting in these three rare one-Act operas |
| 16 Nov 22 / Classical Source |
Picture perfect: a fine triple bill from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
| 15 Nov 22 / Bachtrack |
To La Scala Picturehouse, for an intriguing triple bill at Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
| 10 Nov 22 / Opera Today |
The TelephoneGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
The Telephone leads to Miss Fortune for Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
| 27 Mar 22 / Seen and Heard |
Brilliantly-executed double bill |
| 9 Mar 22 / The Arts Desk |
The productions cleverly draw the teo works together in their shared manifestation of dehumanising capitalist forces |
| 5 Mar 22 / Classical Source |
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Mixed performances in Menotti and Weir |
| 3 Mar 22 / Opera Today |
Miss FortuneGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
The Telephone leads to Miss Fortune for Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
| 27 Mar 22 / Seen and Heard |
Brilliantly-executed double bill |
| 9 Mar 22 / The Arts Desk |
The productions cleverly draw the teo works together in their shared manifestation of dehumanising capitalist forces |
| 5 Mar 22 / Classical Source |
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Mixed performances in Menotti and Weir |
| 3 Mar 22 / Opera Today |
CendrillonGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Pauline Viardot's Cendrillon outshines Bizet at Guildhall School |
| 3 Nov 21 / Bachtrack |
Le Docteur MiracleGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Pauline Viardot's Cendrillon outshines Bizet at Guildhall School |
| 3 Nov 21 / Bachtrack |
ZanettoGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Imaginative and engaging |
| 9 Nov 20 / Planet Hugill |
Three Florentine women have their moment in this stylish showcase of future opera stars |
| 8 Nov 20 / The Observer |
Guildhall School’s Triple Bill is an impressive, if thought-provoking, socially distanced achievement |
| 6 Nov 20 / Seen and Heard |
RitaGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Imaginative and engaging |
| 9 Nov 20 / Planet Hugill |
Three Florentine women have their moment in this stylish showcase of future opera stars |
| 8 Nov 20 / The Observer |
Guildhall School’s Triple Bill is an impressive, if thought-provoking, socially distanced achievement |
| 6 Nov 20 / Seen and Heard |
Il segreto di SusannaGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Imaginative and engaging |
| 9 Nov 20 / Planet Hugill |
Three Florentine women have their moment in this stylish showcase of future opera stars |
| 8 Nov 20 / The Observer |
Guildhall School’s Triple Bill is an impressive, if thought-provoking, socially distanced achievement |
| 6 Nov 20 / Seen and Heard |
The Angel EsmereldaGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Paterson’s compositional voice is assured and lyrical |
| 2 Mar 20 / The Observer |
The entire company did the work and the venture proud |
| 28 Feb 20 / Classical Source |
Paterson’s score feels fresh, innovative and immensely skilful |
| 28 Feb 20 / Music OMH |
La fedeltà premiataGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
A truly delightful evening presenting a Haydn opera that deserves to be heard a lot more frequently |
| 10 Nov 19 / Music OMH |
Alice Farnham conducts a performance that teems with enthusiasm and energy |
| 7 Nov 19 / Classical Source |
Haydn's La fedeltà premiata impresses at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
| 6 Nov 19 / Opera Today |
Venus and AdonisGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
A neatly contrasting pair exploring the psychology and politics of romantic love |
| 5 Jun 19 / Classical Source |
Aminta e FillideGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
A neatly contrasting pair exploring the psychology and politics of romantic love |
| 5 Jun 19 / Classical Source |
A Midsummer Night's DreamGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
“Lord what fools these mortals be”: Britten's Dream haunts the Guildhall School |
| 5 Mar 19 / Bachtrack |
For magic, humour and charm this is an unforgettable Dream |
| 1 Mar 19 / Classical Source |
Così fan tutteGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Carefully chosen singers are the highlight of GSMD’s Così |
| 10 Nov 18 / Seen and Heard |
There is almost too much talent to be spotted in this Così fan tutte from the Guildhall School of Music |
| 7 Nov 18 / Classical Source |
The Long Christmas DinnerGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Two operatic dining experiences excellently portrayed at the Guildhall School |
| 11 Jun 18 / Seen and Heard |
An evening of substantial, not to mention delightful, contrasts |
| 8 Jun 18 / Music OMH |
A culinary coupling |
| 6 Jun 18 / Opera Today |
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A double-bill of Paul Hindemith and Lennox Berkeley |
| 6 Jun 18 / Classical Source |
A Dinner EngagementGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Two operatic dining experiences excellently portrayed at the Guildhall School |
| 11 Jun 18 / Seen and Heard |
An evening of substantial, not to mention delightful, contrasts |
| 8 Jun 18 / Music OMH |
A culinary coupling |
| 6 Jun 18 / Opera Today |
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A double-bill of Paul Hindemith and Lennox Berkeley |
| 6 Jun 18 / Classical Source |
4.48 PsychosisGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
A return trip to this highly worthwhile opera will undoubtedly enable more to be discovered within it |
| 1 May 18 / Music OMH |
A strong revival of the Royal Opera's production of Philip Venables' powerful opera |
| 30 Apr 18 / Planet Hugill |
The bleak brilliance of Philip Venables’s opera 4.48 Psychosis hits home |
| 29 Apr 18 / The Observer |
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Sarah Kane's last play is adapted for opera and loses none of its power to intrigue and upset |
| 28 Apr 18 / City A.M. |
There is genuine musico-theatrical imagination |
| 27 Apr 18 / Seen and Heard |
A first revival for the Royal Opera's 2016 opera derived from Sarah Kane's final play |
| 26 Apr 18 / What's on Stage |
Venables’s 4.48 Psychosis is simply the most recent, and perhaps most graphic, example of psychological opera |
| 26 Apr 18 / Opera Today |
Venables’s opera makes Kane’s rage and despair musically eloquent and emotionally fulfilling |
| 26 Apr 18 / The Times |
Extraordinarily accomplished |
| 26 Apr 18 / The Stage |
Dialogues des CarmelitesGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Much to admire in the Guildhall’s Dialogues des Carmélites |
| 12 Mar 18 / Seen and Heard |
Excellent lighting combines with simple yet effective staging to create an exceptionally moving finale |
| 1 Mar 18 / Music OMH |
Disappointing Dialogues des Carmélites at Guildhall School |
| 28 Feb 18 / Bachtrack |
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Spiritual transcendence and transfiguration |
| 28 Feb 18 / Opera Today |
An unmissable production |
| 28 Feb 18 / Classical Source |
The ConsulGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
The original kitchen sink |
| 5 Nov 17 / The Observer |
The standout performance comes from Michelle Alexander as Magda |
| 2 Nov 17 / Music OMH |
Menotti's fiercely topical The Consul delivers an emotional protest at Guildhall School |
| 1 Nov 17 / Bachtrack |
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Menotti's clunky opera resists Guildhall's best efforts |
| 1 Nov 17 / The Guardian |
RadamistoGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Imaginative re-invention of the first version of Handel's opera seria |
| 12 Jun 17 / Planet Hugill |
Sensitive negotiations: Handel's Radamisto, Guildhall |
| 9 Jun 17 / Bachtrack |
To set an opera in a museum is not an entirely original idea |
| 8 Jun 17 / Music OMH |
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A stimulating interpretation of one of Handel’s most vivid and memorable opera |
| 7 Jun 17 / Classical Source |
The Tale of JanuarieGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
John Findon sings Januarie for all of the performances and proves magnificent in the role |
| 14 Mar 17 / Music OMH |
Director Martin Lloyd-Evans brings out the tale’s bawdiness and romance |
| 6 Mar 17 / Express |
Martin Lloyd-Evans’s staging is vigorous and direct |
| 3 Mar 17 / Classical Source |
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New opera crosses Carry On with Chaucer |
| 1 Mar 17 / The Guardian |
MavraGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 7 | |
The Guildhall has shown typical enterprise in programming |
| 8 Nov 16 / Boulezian |
The opera looked a treat |
| 7 Nov 16 / Planet Hugill |
Enterprising Russian opera double-bill from Guildhall School of Music |
| 5 Nov 16 / Seen and Heard |
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The production is extremely slick, dynamic and amusing |
| 3 Nov 16 / Music OMH |
A strong Russian double-bill at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
| 3 Nov 16 / Bachtrack |
Young women on the verge of full female awareness are the theme of GSMD’s double-bill of Russian opera |
| 2 Nov 16 / Classical Source |
A Russian double bill from the GSMD |
| 2 Nov 16 / Opera Today |
IolantaGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 7 | |
The Guildhall has shown typical enterprise in programming |
| 8 Nov 16 / Boulezian |
Tchaikovsky's last opera in a lyrically passionate performance |
| 7 Nov 16 / Planet Hugill |
Enterprising Russian opera double-bill from Guildhall School of Music |
| 5 Nov 16 / Seen and Heard |
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As Iolanta, Joanna Marie Skillett puts in a stunning performance |
| 3 Nov 16 / Music OMH |
A strong Russian double-bill at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
| 3 Nov 16 / Bachtrack |
Young women on the verge of full female awareness are the theme of GSMD’s double-bill of Russian opera |
| 2 Nov 16 / Classical Source |
A Russian double bill from the GSMD |
| 2 Nov 16 / Opera Today |
ArianeGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Rare repertoire indeed |
| 6 Jun 16 / Classical Source |
Despite excellent, spirited performances Martinů opera double bill fails to resonate |
| 4 Jun 16 / Seen and Heard |
Delivering operatic rarities with such wit and panache |
| 3 Jun 16 / Opera Today |
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A surrealist Minotaur and devils in tutus: Ariane and Alexandre bis at Guildhall |
| 2 Jun 16 / Bachtrack |
Alexandre BisGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Rare repertoire indeed |
| 6 Jun 16 / Classical Source |
Despite excellent, spirited performances Martinů opera double bill fails to resonate |
| 4 Jun 16 / Seen and Heard |
Delivering operatic rarities with such wit and panache |
| 3 Jun 16 / Opera Today |
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A surrealist Minotaur and devils in tutus: Ariane and Alexandre bis at Guildhall |
| 2 Jun 16 / Bachtrack |
The Rape of LucretiaGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
An outstanding Rape of Lucretia at the Guildhall |
| 2 Mar 16 / Seen and Heard |
A dark but fascinating work |
| 28 Feb 16 / Express |
Survivor's guilt |
| 26 Feb 16 / Bachtrack |
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An atmospheric staging |
| 25 Feb 16 / Music OMH |
The GSMD fielded an impressive first cast |
| 25 Feb 16 / Classical Source |
Le donne curioseGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Wolf-Ferrari’s Le donne curiose is so good-natured as to be almost insipid |
| 12 Nov 15 / The Spectator |
Delightful revival of Wolf-Ferrari's first comic hit |
| 9 Nov 15 / Planet Hugill |
Youthful charm and a witty production keep Wolf-Ferrari's prolix comedy afloat |
| 6 Nov 15 / The Arts Desk |
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Stephen Barlow judged this production perfectly |
| 6 Nov 15 / Opera Today |
Enjoyable but Wolf-Ferrari's Venetian tale is garrulous |
| 5 Nov 15 / The Guardian |
Le donne curiose could go down like a lead balloon, but here it rises to seemingly limitless heights |
| 5 Nov 15 / Music OMH |
Situation comedy, Italian style |
| 5 Nov 15 / Bachtrack |
The Cunning PeasantGuildhall School of Music & DramaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Dvořák comes to Wessex in lively Guildhall production of The Cunning Peasant |
| 13 Nov 14 / Seen and Heard |
An enjoyable opportunity to encounter Dvořák’s sixth opera |
| 11 Nov 14 / Boulezian |
The Cunning Peasant’s charms lie in its string of sophisticated songs and dances |
| 7 Nov 14 / The Arts Desk |
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