The BBC Proms - L'Orfeo Reviews
23 April 2024
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L'Orfeo

The BBC Proms


No. 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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