Barbican, London - Le grand macabre Reviews | 29 March 2024 |
Performance reviews
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Le grand macabreBarbican, LondonNo. of reviews: 15 |
The London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican Centre is on a high |
22 Jan 17 / Express |
Apocalypse now? |
21 Jan 17 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Anthony Roth Costanzo stood out as Prince Go-Go |
20 Jan 17 / Music OMH |
A memorable evening, though not one I’d want to repeat |
20 Jan 17 / The Spectator |
Joyeux bordel |
19 Jan 17 / Forum Opéra |
La fin du monde n’aura pas lieu |
19 Jan 17 / Altamusica |
Le Grand Macabre is certainly Ligeti's most sustained and demanding piece |
19 Jan 17 / Opera Journal |
Madcap brilliance |
18 Jan 17 / Financial Times |
Sellars brings muddle but Rattle, beauty |
17 Jan 17 / The Guardian |
Sellars couldn’t find the work’s throbbing political pulse |
17 Jan 17 / Independent |
Skill and precision |
17 Jan 17 / The Stage |
Le Grand Macabre at the Barbican: surreal, madcap, touching the sublime |
17 Jan 17 / Bachtrack |
Simon Rattle leads an outstanding concert performance of Le grand macabre |
16 Jan 17 / Seen and Heard |
Demi-staging of Ligeti's apocalypse-maybe hits hard but misses the wit and brio |
16 Jan 17 / The Arts Desk |
The breathtaking quality of the LSO’s playing only reconfirmed the opera and its composer as giants of modern music |
15 Jan 17 / Classical Source |
associated articles [+]
The perfect show for the Donald Trump era
Le Grand Macabre opera is the perfect show for the Donald Trump era, says its director, Peter Sellars.
Le Grand Macabre opera is the perfect show for the Donald Trump era, says its director, Peter Sellars.
Production details
Cast
Hoare, Miller, Watts, Hunka, Olsen, Melton, Luna, Luna, Costanzo, Valle, Langguth, Wilson, Tantsits, Bloom
(c) Rattle (d) Sellars
Performance dates
14, 15 January 2017
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