| English National Opera - Fidelio Reviews | 16 April 2024 |
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Emma Bell, Stuart Skelton
Emma Bell
Emma Bell, Stuart Skelton
Stuart Skelton
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FidelioEnglish National OperaNo. of reviews: 20 | |
Opera where all the stage’s a prison |
 18 Oct 13 / New Statesman |
A strong opening to the season for ENO |
| 11 Oct 13 / Musical Criticism |
Beethoven's stirring hymn to human freedom is brought firmly down to earth in ENO's production |
| 9 Oct 13 / Telegraph |
Atrapados sin salida |
| 9 Oct 13 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Provocative director Calixto Bieito provides a typically novel interpretation of Beethoven's Fidelio |
| 3 Oct 13 / The Star |
The strange case of Beethoven's Fidelio |
| 30 Sep 13 / The Opera Critic |
Silly Beethoven gets butchered by opera nut |
| 30 Sep 13 / Bloomberg |
High musical standards salvage ENO's radical new Fidelio |
| 29 Sep 13 / The Observer |
ENO’s Fidelio bemuses and lacks soul |
| 28 Sep 13 / Seen and Heard |
This production of Fidelio was a car-crash |
| 28 Sep 13 / Express |
Bieito delivers a dramatic, yet frustrating Fidelio |
| 27 Sep 13 / Opera Britannia |
Out goes drama, in comes psychotherapy as Calixto Bieito rearranges Beethoven |
| 27 Sep 13 / The Arts Desk |
Emma Bell was a luminous heroine |
| 27 Sep 13 / Classical Source |
Calixto Bieito’s wearing production is redeemed by strong performances and fine music |
| 27 Sep 13 / Financial Times |
The result is at best a smorgasbord of metaphysical enquiry; at worst a dog’s breakfast |
| 27 Sep 13 / Evening Standard |
Calixto Bieito's production is both challenging and fascinating |
| 27 Sep 13 / The Guardian |
Fussy direction from Calixto Bieito, but magnificent singing from the cast |
| 27 Sep 13 / Independent |
Unmusical and lacking in social context |
| 27 Sep 13 / Telegraph |
The wayward and frequently brilliant Catalan serves up an inert, clumsy and lazy staging of Beethoven's sublime opera |
| 27 Sep 13 / What's on Stage |
Beethoven's prisoner: Tortured |
| 27 Sep 13 / Daily Mail |
associated articles [+]
Why stage an opera if you don't believe in it?
A question for Calixto Bieito at ENO.
A question for Calixto Bieito at ENO.
My vision of Beethoven's Fidelio
You won't recognise the words, and you certainly won't be expecting to see a string quartet suspended in cages, but my take on Fidelio is true to Beethoven's spirit, writes Calixto Bieito.
You won't recognise the words, and you certainly won't be expecting to see a string quartet suspended in cages, but my take on Fidelio is true to Beethoven's spirit, writes Calixto Bieito.
Production details
Cast
Bell, Skelton/Register, Creswell, Tynan, Dwyer, Horst, Wood
(c) Gardner (d) Bieito
Performance dates
25, 27 September, 1, 3, 6(m), 12, 17 October 2013
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