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Der Fliegende HolländerOperaUpCloseNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Flying Dutchman becomes chillingly contemporary in OperaUpClose treatment |
 11 Jul 23 / Bachtrack |
Wagner updated to England’s dystopian present |
| 7 Jul 23 / The Guardian |
Disciplined and dynamic |
| 3 Jul 23 / The Stage |
Sammy and the BeanstalkOperaUpCloseNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Sammy and the Beanstalk is beautifully written and produced |
| 5 Mar 21 / A Younger Theatre |
Madama ButterflyOperaUpCloseNo. of reviews: 1 |
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The evening belongs to Karlene Moreno-Hayworth’s Cio Cio San |
| 15 Mar 20 / The Reviews Hub |
Maria StuardaOperaUpCloseNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Flora McIntosh is outstanding as Mary |
| 1 Dec 19 / The Reviews Hub |
Die ZauberflöteOperaUpCloseNo. of reviews: 1 | |
It’s worth seeing if only for the sheer inventiveness, wonderful score and extremely funny moments |
| 13 May 18 / The Reviews Hub |
Eugene OneginOperaUpCloseNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Ambitious, pocket-sized opera |
| 1 Dec 17 / The Stage |
Tatyana ditches the husband and much of the Tchaikovsky |
| 1 Dec 17 / The Guardian |
A vocal tsunami of close-up opera brings intensity and directness to a story quixotically moved to a 1960s London suburb |
| 1 Dec 17 / The Times |
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OperaUpClose chooses 1960s England for its new version of Tchaikovsky's romantic opera |
| 30 Nov 17 / What's on Stage |
Die ZauberflöteOperaUpCloseNo. of reviews: 3 | 
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OperaUpClose presents an entertaining new take on Mozart's Singspiel |
| 15 Sep 17 / What's on Stage |
Flute rebooted |
| 15 Sep 17 / Evening Standard |
Despite some hazy storytelling this modern update by Opera UpClose is great fun |
| 14 Sep 17 / The Stage |
Ulla's odysseyOperaUpCloseNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Opera is not something that’s usually presented as ‘child friendly’ |
| 1 Aug 17 / Goucestershire Live |
La voix humaineOperaUpCloseNo. of reviews: 2 | 
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Elle is sung by Sarah Minns, who brings to it a versatile brilliance |
| 14 Jul 17 / Music OMH |
50 shades of emotion in 50 minutes |
| 13 Jul 17 / The Stage |
Ulla's odysseyOperaUpCloseNo. of reviews: 1 | 
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Clear, involving storytelling |
| 20 Oct 15 / The Stage |
CarmenOperaUpCloseNo. of reviews: 9 | |
OperaUpClose has come a long way since its first venture five years ago |
| 23 Aug 15 / Express |
it is the middle-of-nowhere feel that paradoxically makes this version of Carmen stand out |
| 21 Aug 15 / A Younger Theatre |
Opera Up Close proves a size zero Carmen can still pack a punch |
| 20 Aug 15 / Classical-music.com |
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Intelligently conceived, resourcefully designed and extraordinarily well sung |
| 19 Aug 15 / What's on Stage |
Problematic |
| 19 Aug 15 / Telegraph |
Carmen almost exists outside of time in its styling, musicality and attitude |
| 16 Aug 15 / The Upcoming |
Committed performances in slimmed-down version of Bizet's classic |
| 14 Aug 15 / The Guardian |
Close-up and personal with Bizet |
| 14 Aug 15 / Evening Standard |
A compelling version of Bizet’s impassioned masterpiece that punches well above its pared-down weight |
| 14 Aug 15 / The Stage |
La TraviataOperaUpCloseNo. of reviews: 1 | |
OperaUpClose create a viable pocket-sized Verdi |
| 25 Jun 15 / Independent |
L'elisir d'amoreOperaUpCloseNo. of reviews: 1 | |
By far the best update of an opera |
| 2 May 15 / The Spectator |
L'elisir d'amoreOperaUpCloseNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Directed with verve by Valentina Ceschi |
| 8 Dec 14 / Broadway World |
Le nozze di FigaroOperaUpCloseNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Inspirational |
| 3 Oct 14 / Independent |
The production is a let-down |
| 1 Oct 14 / What's on Stage |
La TraviataOperaUpCloseNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Violetta's parties are awash with bootleg whisky and champagne in this 1920s update |
| 25 Aug 14 / Express |
Award-winning pocket company OperaUpClose turns its attention to Verdi's beloved tearjerker |
| 16 Aug 14 / What's on Stage |
Verdi's tragedy reworked for senators and courtesans |
| 15 Aug 14 / The Guardian |
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Could speak louder with a little less volume |
| 15 Aug 14 / Independent |
The result is more involving than many far grander productions of this ever popular work |
| 15 Aug 14 / The Stage |
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| OperaUpClose to present Flourish Opera Competition finalists |
On November 22 at Kings Place, OperaUpClose presents a public performance of extracts from the four finalists of the Flourish Opera Competition 2015. |
| 31 Oct 2015 / Broadway World |
| OperaUpClose to leave King's Head, Islington for fresh challenges |
Innovative company that stretched boundaries of small-scale opera will build on links with Soho theatre and Coventry Belgrade. |
| 29 Sep 2014 / The Guardian |
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