English National Opera - The Gospel According to the Other Mary Reviews | 28 March 2024 |
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The Gospel According to the Other MaryEnglish National OperaNo. of reviews: 21 |
Contemporary opera throws aside modish minimalism and delivers as satisfying evening as the great classics |
30 Nov 14 / Express |
A mesmerising aural world |
30 Nov 14 / The Observer |
'I have rarely felt so bored by an opera' |
27 Nov 14 / Express |
The brilliance of Adams’ score does ultimately shine through |
26 Nov 14 / Music OMH |
Adams and Sellars have created a series of interesting tableaux |
26 Nov 14 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Dancers add fire to John Adams's masterly oratorio |
25 Nov 14 / Classical-music.com |
An impressive and inventive visual experience with an incredible score that digs deep |
25 Nov 14 / A Younger Theatre |
ENO’s world stage premiere of John Adams’ new passion oratorio suggests it is better suited to the concert hall |
25 Nov 14 / The Stage |
Mary senza azione |
25 Nov 14 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
The conducting is superb, the playing and singing fabulously intense – and the principal soloists remarkable |
24 Nov 14 / The Guardian |
Fully staged, John Adams’ work is a heart-wrenching experience |
24 Nov 14 / Financial Times |
Stage version of Adams’ gospel oratorio laudable but disconcerting |
24 Nov 14 / Seen and Heard |
Everyone will have a point-of-view about The Gospel According to the Other Mary – from inspiring to indifferent |
24 Nov 14 / Classical Source |
Mary senza azione |
24 Nov 14 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Patricia Bardon embodied this modern Mary with committed singing and convincing movement |
24 Nov 14 / Opera Britannia |
A Passion for our times: Adams' The Gospel According To The Other Mary premières at ENO |
24 Nov 14 / Bachtrack |
Like El Niño before it, John Adams's new opera is really a staged concert piece - but it's a fine one |
24 Nov 14 / What's on Stage |
Grace and pain stunningly interwoven in Adams' rich score and Sellars' luminous staging |
24 Nov 14 / The Arts Desk |
Adams, Sellars bring 'Passion' into present in opera's first full staging |
23 Nov 14 / Reuters |
John Adams' triumphant update of the Passion of the Christ |
23 Nov 14 / Independent |
John Adams's new oratorio appears priggish at first but rises to a shattering climax |
23 Nov 14 / Telegraph |
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Director Peter Sellars
Shocking again in new Adams opera.
Shocking again in new Adams opera.
Peter Sellars: ‘The United States is coming close to censorship’
Will The Gospel According to the Other Mary, his modern Passion inspired by censorship, poverty and slave labour, cause a new storm?
Will The Gospel According to the Other Mary, his modern Passion inspired by censorship, poverty and slave labour, cause a new storm?
Production details
Cast
Bardon, Arwady, Thomas, Bubeck, Cummings, Medley
(c) Carneiro (d) Sellars
Performance dates
21, 25, 27, 29 November, 3, 5 December 2014
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