| English National Opera - Doctor Dee Reviews | 25 April 2024 |
Damon Albarn, Steven Page, John Hilton, Melanie Pappenheim
Christopher Robson, Clemmie Sveaas, Paul Hilton
Paul Hilton, Melanie Pappenheim, Christopher Robson
Rebecca Sutherland
Paul Hilton, Anna Dennis
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Doctor DeeEnglish National OperaNo. of reviews: 17 | |
A gorgeous visual feast which begins and ends with free-flying ravens |
 9 Jul 12 / TNT Magazine |
A rather exciting experience in the opera house |
| 9 Jul 12 / Musical Pointers |
While often baffling, Dr Dee proves oddly gripping |
| 5 Jul 12 / What's on Stage |
There was a dazzling variety in the styles of musicianship displayed on stage and in the pit |
| 3 Jul 12 / Opera Britannia |
Damon Albarn and Rufus Norris's Dr Dee has some exquisite moments |
| 1 Jul 12 / Independent on Sunday |
An operatic celebration of England that's as intelligent as it is entertaining |
| 30 Jun 12 / The Arts Desk |
Insipid, uninspired, boring and a sham |
| 30 Jun 12 / Seen and Heard |
England's opera spectaculars |
| 29 Jun 12 / Wall Street Journal |
Dr Dee the opera is, for the most part, little more than the indifferent collection of songs at its core |
| 29 Jun 12 / Classical Source |
A weirdly beautiful and original fantasia |
| 28 Jun 12 / Telegraph |
A lavish, hugely imaginative and energetic staging |
| 28 Jun 12 / The Guardian |
Is it really an opera? Could it be done without Albarn? |
| 28 Jun 12 / Evening Standard |
Damon Albarn cooks up a weird and wonderful feast for eye and ear with Dr Dee |
| 28 Jun 12 / Daily Mail |
At best, this is ultimately a very pretty piece of musical theatre; at worst, a pretentious vanity project |
| 28 Jun 12 / Londonist |
A thing unto itself |
| 28 Jun 12 / Financial Times |
Musically, the evening centres on Albarn himself |
| 28 Jun 12 / The Stage |
Albarn's divisive tale of an Elizabethan mathematician just doesn't add up |
| 27 Jun 12 / Independent |
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Angels, magic and the birth of modern science
As Damon Albarn's opera Dr Dee opens in London, Carole Jahme wonders why Dee has been written out of the history of science.
As Damon Albarn's opera Dr Dee opens in London, Carole Jahme wonders why Dee has been written out of the history of science.
Damon Albarn interview: the magic and mystery of Dr Dee
Damon Albarn and Rufus Norris have let the subject of their opera Dr Dee - part of London 2012 Festival - become an obsession, says Shakespeare scholar Jonathan Bate.
Damon Albarn and Rufus Norris have let the subject of their opera Dr Dee - part of London 2012 Festival - become an obsession, says Shakespeare scholar Jonathan Bate.
Production details
Cast
Dennis, Robson, Pappenheim, Page, Hilton, Couper, Sveaas, Sutherland
(c) Higgins (d) Norris
Performance dates
25, 26, 28, 29 June, 4, 6, 7(m), 7 July 2012
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