Birmingham Opera Company - Mittwoch aus Licht Reviews | 19 April 2024 |
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Mittwoch aus LichtBirmingham Opera CompanyNo. of reviews: 12 |
A hit-and-miss affair |
7 Sep 12 / Telegraph |
Mittwoch as a whole isn’t a whole, it’s a hotchpotch |
29 Aug 12 / Independent |
Stockhausen's 'Mittwoch' by Birmingham Opera Company is otherworldly |
28 Aug 12 / Los Angeles Times |
What a whirl! |
26 Aug 12 / Independent on Sunday |
It was a technological triumph but not a musical one |
26 Aug 12 / The Observer |
Cue the helicopter quartet |
25 Aug 12 / Financial Times |
This production will linger long in the memory |
25 Aug 12 / Classical Source |
String quartets in helicopters and passages of dazzling virtuosity make this a dazzling show |
24 Aug 12 / Telegraph |
Helicopters disappoint in an otherwise thrilling Stockhausen world premiere |
24 Aug 12 / The Arts Desk |
Fliegende Streicher und ekstatische Gesten |
24 Aug 12 / Deutschland Radio |
A wildly ambitious project |
24 Aug 12 / The Stage |
Vick's staging is a triumph of logistics |
23 Aug 12 / The Guardian |
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Stockhausen’s Mittwoch Aus Licht:Opera with real altitude
It has musicians in helicopters and in mid-air, seagull noises and a camel. Neil McCormick looks forward to Stockhausen's Mittwoch Aus Licht in Birmingham.
It has musicians in helicopters and in mid-air, seagull noises and a camel. Neil McCormick looks forward to Stockhausen's Mittwoch Aus Licht in Birmingham.
The last unperformed Stockhausen opera lifts off
The strings play in helicopters, the trumpeter's on a trapeze, and a camel dances around while defecating planets. Alexis Petridis on Birmingham Opera Company's bid to stage a mind-boggling Stockhausen opera.
The strings play in helicopters, the trumpeter's on a trapeze, and a camel dances around while defecating planets. Alexis Petridis on Birmingham Opera Company's bid to stage a mind-boggling Stockhausen opera.
Production details
Cast
Singer details not available
(c) Pasveer (d) Vick
Performance dates
22, 23, 24, 25 August 2012
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