English National Opera - Aida Reviews | 29 March 2024 |
Performance reviews
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AidaEnglish National OperaNo. of reviews: 18 |
Neuproduktion von Verdis Aida an der English National Opera |
30 Oct 17 / Oper Aktuell |
Variable evening but delivers the goods musically |
9 Oct 17 / Express |
A bonkers Aida at the ENO |
5 Oct 17 / The Spectator |
This was very much Aida's evening |
4 Oct 17 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Verdi vies with Cirque du Soleil in a silky but Improbable ENO Aida |
4 Oct 17 / Seen and Heard |
Verdi’s Aida has always been seen as one of the grandest of grand operas |
4 Oct 17 / Express |
Aida opens the season at ENO |
3 Oct 17 / Opera Today |
Strong singing and stage spectacle |
2 Oct 17 / Planet Hugill |
a musical and visual spectacle |
2 Oct 17 / The Stage |
Fine singing, shame about the hats |
1 Oct 17 / The Observer |
Smoky, sinister and outlandishly costumed |
30 Sep 17 / Financial Times |
Scrims, somersaults and a singing serviette in Phelim McDermott's new Aida for ENO |
30 Sep 17 / What's on Stage |
Let’s hope the music carries this Aida through its next fifteen performances |
30 Sep 17 / Classical Source |
A High Priestess to cherish, in a production of empty spectacle |
30 Sep 17 / Telegraph |
Superb singing with a touch of cod Gilbert and Sullivan |
30 Sep 17 / iNews |
Moore and Jones are so good they almost make you forget the rest |
30 Sep 17 / Metro |
Billowing silk and blue hair: Phelim McDermott creates an evocative Aida for ENO |
29 Sep 17 / Bachtrack |
Power and passion marred by a few duff notes |
29 Sep 17 / The Guardian |
Production details
Cast
Webb, Moore/Fadayomi, Hughes Jones, DeYoung/Miller, Ngqungwana, Sherratt/Anderson, Best, Dennis
(c) Wilson/Baldini (d) McDermott
Performance dates
28 September, 3, 6, 9, 11, 14(m), 19, 21, 27, 31 October, 4(m), 10, 17, 27, 29 November, 2(m) December 2017
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