The BBC Proms - L'Orfeo Reviews | 23 April 2024 |
Performance reviews
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L'OrfeoThe BBC PromsNo. of reviews: 11 |
A rewarding evening - wonderful |
12 Aug 15 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Mantua translated to South Kensington: A memorable Orfeo at the Proms |
7 Aug 15 / Seen and Heard |
All of the soloists were perfectly cast |
7 Aug 15 / Music OMH |
A collaborative, ensemble piece on all levels |
7 Aug 15 / Opera Britannia |
Monteverdi's Orfeo forever fresh in Gardiner's hands |
7 Aug 15 / Bachtrack |
Opulence and animation in abundance |
6 Aug 15 / Classical Source |
The power of music: a young cast in a semi-stage account of Monteverdi’s first opera |
6 Aug 15 / Opera Today |
Monteverdi’s masterpiece was performed with a sense of wonder |
6 Aug 15 / Financial Times |
A capacity audience was clearly enthralled |
6 Aug 15 / Telegraph |
Monteverdi's Orfeo offers moments of magic |
6 Aug 15 / Independent |
Achingly moving but hampered by clumsy staging |
6 Aug 15 / The Guardian |
Production details
Cast
Brazil, Tortise, Treseder, Hall, Shipley, Mulroy, Treseder, Shipley, Aspromonte, Adam, Flores, Aspromonte, Flores, Buratto, Buratto, Tortise
(c) Gardiner (d) Concert
Performance dates
4 August 2015
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