| British Youth Opera - A Night at the Chinese Opera Reviews | 25 April 2024 |
Helen Bruce (Old Crone)
Jamie Rock (Chao Sun)
Louise Kemeny (Little Moon), Johnny Herford (Chao Lin), Helen Bruce (Mrs Chin), Thomas Elwin (Old P'eng)
Louise Kemeny (Kung-Sun Ch'u-Chiu), Catherine Backhouse (General Tu-an-Ku)
James Hall (The Military Governor)
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A Night at the Chinese OperaBritish Youth OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Judith Weir's opera really needs surtitles for intelligent listening |
 18 Sep 12 / Musical Pointers |
Stuart Barker's production favoured simplicity over spectacle |
| 17 Sep 12 / Independent on Sunday |
British Youth Orchestra’s production plays it safe with small-scale riddles and simple storytelling |
| 15 Sep 12 / Financial Times |
Stuart Barker’s production of this folk tale within a folk tale has a shoestring charm |
| 15 Sep 12 / Independent |
Exquisite fusion of east and west |
| 14 Sep 12 / The Guardian |
A Night at the Chinese Opera is full of ingenious twists and bitter ironies |
| 14 Sep 12 / Telegraph |
Production details
Cast
Kemeny, Backhouse, Bruce, Hall, Kirk, Smith, Elwin, Herford, Rock, Mouret
(c) Friend (d) Barker
Performance dates
12, 15 September 2012
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