British Youth Opera - Paul Bunyan Reviews
28 March 2024
Peter Kirk (Hot Biscuit Slim), Louise Kemeny (Tiny)
Chorus
Samuel Smith (Johnny Inkslinger), Emily Vine (Fido)
Oskar Palmblad (Ben Benny), Alex Aldren (Sam Sharkey), Samuel Smith (Johnny Inkslinger), Chorus
Grace Durham (Moppet), Peter Kirk (Hot Biscuit Slim), Ayaka Tanimoto (Poppet), Emily Vine (Fido)

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Paul Bunyan

British Youth Opera


No. of reviews: 7

Peter Robinson was adept at keeping all the stylistic balls in the air
16 Sep 13 / Classical Source
Comic-opera delight follows slightly muted company take on Britten's lovable Americana
13 Sep 13 / The Arts Desk
British Youth Opera performs Britten’s operetta with great vitality and energy
12 Sep 13 / Financial Times
British Youth Opera have a spirited go at Britten's first opera but fail to do his genius full justice
12 Sep 13 / Telegraph
Britten's first operetta gets a modern makeover by a young and eager cast
12 Sep 13 / The Guardian
British Youth Opera revive Britten's earliest work for the stage
11 Sep 13 / What's on Stage
British Youth Opera takes on a New World in Britten's Paul Bunyan
11 Sep 13 / Bachtrack
Production details
Cast
Jacklin, Edelsten, Connor, Smith, Vine, Durham, Tanimoto, Kirk, Kennedy
(c) Robinson (d) Kerley
Performance dates
7, 10, 13 September 2013
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