| Barbican, London - The Fairy Queen Reviews | 26 April 2024 |
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The Fairy QueenBarbican, LondonNo. of reviews: 10 | |
Purcell’s ravishing music battled it out with brooms |
 17 Oct 16 / The Observer |
The general effect is messy but musically of a high order |
| 16 Oct 16 / Express |
The cast seemed to enjoy themselves |
| 15 Oct 16 / Opera Today |
The music making was of an especially high standard |
| 14 Oct 16 / Music OMH |
Musically a triumph but the production tried too hard |
| 13 Oct 16 / Seen and Heard |
Staging Purcell's Fairy Queen: an ingenious solution at the Barbican |
| 13 Oct 16 / Bachtrack |
Iestyn Davies is an absolute treat in this radical Fairy Queen |
| 12 Oct 16 / Telegraph |
Brave attempt to tame Purcell's tricky drama |
| 12 Oct 16 / The Guardian |
The evening was a delightful succession of phantasmagoric tableaux |
| 12 Oct 16 / Independent |
A coherent if unorthodox production |
| 12 Oct 16 / Classical Source |
Production details
Cast
Pierce, Lawson, Davies, Daniels, Bowen, Riches
(c) Egarr (d) Evans
Performance dates
10 October 2016
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