| Royal Festival Hall, London - London | 6 December 2023 |
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La Damnation de FaustRoyal Festival Hall, LondonNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Devilishly good |
 7 Feb 23 / Bachtrack |
Duke Bluebeard's CastleRoyal Festival Hall, LondonNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Luminosidad entre tinieblas |
| 19 Nov 21 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Two very different interpretations of Bartók’s only opera enthral |
| 14 Nov 21 / The Observer |
Edward Gardner and the LPO make Bluebeard’s Castle a shattering experience |
| 9 Nov 21 / Seen and Heard |
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Singers transcend concert-performance conventions in the ultimate 'opera of the mind' |
| 9 Nov 21 / The Arts Desk |
Bartók’s opera wields devastating power in contrasting performances |
| 8 Nov 21 / The Guardian |
Darkness and light took centre stage in this concert |
| 8 Nov 21 / Music OMH |
The Midsummer MarriageRoyal Festival Hall, LondonNo. of reviews: 7 | |
What a teeming, superabundant piece Tippett's Midsummer Marriage is |
| 7 Oct 21 / The Spectator |
The LPO has begun its new era on a high |
| 3 Oct 21 / The Observer |
Robert Murray gave a searching, strenuous account of the young hero, Mark, |
| 3 Oct 21 / Classical Source |
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Edward Gardner conducts a magnificent The Midsummer Marriage to open his first season at the LPO |
| 30 Sep 21 / Opera Today |
The Midsummer Marriage joyously launches Edward Gardner’s tenure at the LPO |
| 28 Sep 21 / Seen and Heard |
Midsummer fire: Tippett sets the new LPO season alight |
| 28 Sep 21 / Bachtrack |
Tippett’s divisive opera thrills in stupendous performance |
| 27 Sep 21 / The Guardian |
SiegfriedRoyal Festival Hall, LondonNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Un Siegfried triunfante en un Londres trágico |
| 11 Feb 20 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Vladimir Jurowski gives textured if somewhat uneven reading of Wagner’s work |
| 7 Feb 20 / OperaWire |
Die Geburt der Komödie aus dem Geiste der Musik |
| 5 Feb 20 / concerti |
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A fleet-footed approach to the 'scherzo' of the Ring cycle |
| 4 Feb 20 / Telegraph |
Both vocally and as a presence, Elena Pankratova is quite something |
| 4 Feb 20 / Classical Source |
Vladimir Jurowski conducts a magnificent Siegfried |
| 4 Feb 20 / Opera Today |
Jurowski showcases Wagner with wonder and excitement |
| 3 Feb 20 / The Guardian |
Peter GrimesRoyal Festival Hall, LondonNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Skelton and Gardner have grown together in this music |
| 13 Dec 19 / The Spectator |
Stuart Skelton was magnificent in the title role |
| 4 Dec 19 / Music OMH |
Electrifying performance of visceral power |
| 3 Dec 19 / The Guardian |
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A gripping semi-staging of Britten’s opera |
| 3 Dec 19 / Bachtrack |
Emotion trumps reason |
| 3 Dec 19 / Classical Source |
SemeleRoyal Festival Hall, LondonNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Rising stars: Christophe Rousset directs Handel's Semele with an emphasis on youth |
| 23 Oct 17 / Planet Hugill |
A reminder of the genius of Handel in Semele |
| 23 Oct 17 / Seen and Heard |
The soloists’ performances were highly dynamic |
| 23 Oct 17 / Music OMH |
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Rousset brought off an infectious, even delicate vitality |
| 20 Oct 17 / Classical Source |
Soprano Louise Alder captured every bewitching nuance of Handel’s heroine |
| 20 Oct 17 / Financial Times |
I can’t remember one as dramatic as this one |
| 20 Oct 17 / Independent |
A stylish take on Handel's classic |
| 20 Oct 17 / Evening Standard |
OedipeRoyal Festival Hall, LondonNo. of reviews: 8 | |
The LPO delivered extremely textured and nuanced playing |
| 27 Sep 17 / Music OMH |
A complex masterpiece |
| 26 Sep 17 / Financial Times |
Complex Oedipus: Enescu’s ambitious only opera opens the LPO season |
| 26 Sep 17 / Bachtrack |
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Vladimir Jurowski, the LPO and a fine cast immerse the audience in Enescu’s Oedipe |
| 26 Sep 17 / Seen and Heard |
The singing shone and the orchestra played with fire and lustre |
| 26 Sep 17 / The Times |
George Enescu’s opera has a bewildering impact |
| 26 Sep 17 / Independent |
Jurowski makes case for Enescu's 'lost masterpiece' |
| 25 Sep 17 / The Guardian |
Vladimir Jurowski and the LPO released the best of this ancient myth and its subtly modern interpretation |
| 25 Sep 17 / Classical Source |
Der FreischützRoyal Festival Hall, LondonNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Bang on target |
| 21 Jun 16 / The Critics' Circle |
The OAE’s 30th anniversary Der Freischütz hits the bullseye |
| 9 Jun 16 / Seen and Heard |
A thoroughly well-prepared and enjoyable account of the score, rousingly delivered |
| 9 Jun 16 / Opera Britannia |
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Mark Elder brought all his considerable theatrical experience to bear on the score |
| 9 Jun 16 / Classical Source |
The OAE celebrates in style with Weber’s Der Freischütz |
| 9 Jun 16 / Bachtrack |
Die ZauberflöteRoyal Festival Hall, LondonNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Fairytale Flute |
| 17 May 16 / The Critics' Circle |
A joyous evening that through innovative means did much to capture the essential spirit of The Magic Flute as a fairytale |
| 13 May 16 / Music OMH |
Fischer conducts it with infectious joy |
| 12 May 16 / The Guardian |
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Iván Fischer’s conception of Die Zauberflöte: a quixotic mishmash of ideas |
| 12 May 16 / Seen and Heard |
A charming realisation of the opera |
| 12 May 16 / Classical Source |
Leather and velvet: the Budapest Festival Orchestra's Magic Flute at the Royal Festival Hall |
| 12 May 16 / Bachtrack |
JenufaRoyal Festival Hall, LondonNo. of reviews: 9 | |
Czech Philharmonic embellishes Jenůfa with its golden Viennese sound |
| 25 Apr 16 / Seen and Heard |
Karita Mattila marked a significant milestone in her life last week |
| 24 Apr 16 / Express |
Adriana Kohútková sang the title role with much finesse |
| 21 Apr 16 / Opera Britannia |
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Karita Mattila put in the evening’s strongest performance |
| 21 Apr 16 / Music OMH |
Music of surpassing beauty |
| 20 Apr 16 / Independent |
A crazily lavish, almost unbearably moving performance of Jenůfa |
| 20 Apr 16 / Telegraph |
Formidable Mattila is devastating as the Kostelnička |
| 20 Apr 16 / The Guardian |
Mattila debuts as the Kostelnicka in Jenufa |
| 20 Apr 16 / Classical Source |
Mattila delivers powerful Kostelnička in Czech Phil's Jenůfa |
| 20 Apr 16 / Bachtrack |
Duke Bluebeard's CastleRoyal Festival Hall, LondonNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Dutoit’s pacing was finely calibrated to ratchet up the tension |
| 3 Feb 15 / Music OMH |
The RPO and Dutoit presented the imagistic score with precision |
| 2 Feb 15 / Opera Today |
Bartók’s portrait of marital failure chillingly realised |
| 29 Jan 15 / The Guardian |
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Last-minute substitutes deliver the goods in Duke Bluebeard’s Castle |
| 29 Jan 15 / Seen and Heard |
A fine performance, with Judith and Bluebeard hovering between character and archetype |
| 29 Jan 15 / Classical Source |
A tremendous account of Bartok’s unique opera |
| 29 Jan 15 / Opera Britannia |
Far more than a fairy tale |
| 29 Jan 15 / Bachtrack |
Pelléas et MélisandeRoyal Festival Hall, LondonNo. of reviews: 10 | |
Salonen and a brilliant solo line-up triumph with Debussy's opera |
| 4 Dec 14 / Independent |
A more perfect combination of singers would be hard to find |
| 2 Dec 14 / Music OMH |
An extraordinary performance of an extraordinary work |
| 2 Dec 14 / Boulezian |
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Salonen’s Pelléas et Mélisande an extraordinary performance and musical triumph |
| 1 Dec 14 / Seen and Heard |
A stirring concert performance of Debussy’s opera |
| 1 Dec 14 / Financial Times |
An unforgettable Pelléas et Mélisande at the Southbank |
| 29 Nov 14 / Bachtrack |
The orchestra was the opera’s true protagonist |
| 29 Nov 14 / Opera Britannia |
This Pelléas et Mélisande reminded just how inexhaustible and satisfying a work it is |
| 29 Nov 14 / Classical Source |
This Pelléas held great transparency |
| 29 Nov 14 / Telegraph |
One of Salonen’s finest achievements |
| 29 Nov 14 / The Guardian |
La Damnation de FaustRoyal Festival Hall, LondonNo. of reviews: 2 | |
The real star of the evening was the RPO itself |
| 3 May 13 / Music OMH |
Faust performance overshadowed by memories of Sir Colin |
| 3 May 13 / Seen and Heard |
Der Fliegende HolländerRoyal Festival Hall, LondonNo. of reviews: 11 | |
An extraordinary performance |
| 23 Dec 12 / The Observer |
Zurich Opera deliver a superbly energised and paradoxically joyous rendition of Wagner's tragedy |
| 20 Dec 12 / The Guardian |
Thrilling Dutchman from Terfel and Zurich Opera |
| 19 Dec 12 / Music OMH |
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Bryn Terfel’s Dutchman was a towering achievement that at times threatened to blow the roof off the Royal Festival Hall |
| 18 Dec 12 / Financial Times |
Bryn Terfel and Anja Kampe were both in torrentially magnificent voice |
| 18 Dec 12 / Telegraph |
As a vehicle for Terfel’s Dutchman, the performance more than delivered |
| 18 Dec 12 / Evening Standard |
A passionately refined performance by the orchestra and thrilling singing |
| 17 Dec 12 / What's on Stage |
A thrilling evening |
| 17 Dec 12 / Classical Source |
On this occasion, we heard Terfel justify the whole performance |
| 17 Dec 12 / Classical Iconoclast |
Enter the Dutchman – in the towering, implacable form of Bryn Terfel – and enter the drama |
| 17 Dec 12 / Edward Seckerson |
Bryn Terfel by no means the only treasure on board top Swiss ship |
| 17 Dec 12 / The Arts Desk |
Il PrigionieroRoyal Festival Hall, LondonNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Dallapiccola’s Il Prigioniero burns with a fierce, hard flame |
| 2 Feb 12 / Telegraph |
All credit to those at the Philharmonia who made this memorable concert possible |
| 31 Jan 12 / Opera Britannia |
Dallapiccola’s one-act opera is finally revealed as a masterpiece |
| 30 Jan 12 / Financial Times |
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