Barbican, London - Ariodante Reviews | 24 April 2024 |
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AriodanteBarbican, LondonNo. of reviews: 8 |
Contains some of Handel's most extraordinary depictions of derangement |
23 May 17 / Independent |
Alice Coote e chiaramente una cantante handeliana di esperienza |
20 May 17 / Opera secondo me |
Even after a long evening this superb account of Ariodante leaves one wanting more |
20 May 17 / Seen and Heard |
Alice Coote delivered a brilliantly engaging and emotional rendition of ‘Scherza infida’ |
19 May 17 / Music OMH |
A marvellous Ariodante at the Barbican Hall |
18 May 17 / Opera Today |
By far the most interesting portrayal came from Sonia Prina as the villain, Polinesso |
18 May 17 / Classical Source |
Alice Coote plunged uninhibitedly into the title role of Handel’s opera |
18 May 17 / Financial Times |
This concert performance offered Handel as an Almodóvar ensemble piece, comic and tragic in equal measure and gloriously uninhibited |
18 May 17 / The Times |
Production details
Cast
Coote, Karg, Bevan, Prina, Portillo, Brook
(c) Bicket (d) Concert
Performance dates
16 May 2017
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