The BBC Proms - The Midsummer Marriage Reviews | 29 March 2024 |
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The Midsummer MarriageThe BBC PromsNo. of reviews: 8 |
Tippett's music in all its odd glory, with blazing music but a dog's dinner of a libretto |
23 Aug 13 / The Arts Desk |
Tippett’s first opera is staged at Royal Albert Hall |
21 Aug 13 / New York Times |
It's hard to imagine the piece receiving a better performance than it did here |
20 Aug 13 / What's on Stage |
Tippett’s libretto is so much psychobabble, but his score bursts with radiant musical ideas |
20 Aug 13 / Financial Times |
An admirable semi-staging by Kenneth Richardson and BBC forces under Andrew Davis |
20 Aug 13 / Evening Standard |
A semi-staged performance of Michael Tippett's opera was wonderfully rich |
19 Aug 13 / Telegraph |
Musically, it’s a rewarding listen |
19 Aug 13 / Opera Britannia |
Sporting no baton, Davis scored a personal triumph |
18 Aug 13 / Classical Source |
Production details
Cast
Groves, Wall, Wilson-Johnson, Tynan, Clayton, Wyn-Rogers, Shaw, Soar
(c) Davis (d) Concert
Performance dates
16 August 2013
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