| English National Opera - Iolanthe Reviews | 23 April 2024 |
Chorus
Barnaby Rea (Private Willis), Yvonne Howard (Queen of the Fairies)
Ensemble
Samantha Price (Iolanthe), Andrew Shore (Lord Chancellor)
Marcus Farnsworth (Strephon), Ellie Laugharne (Phyllis)
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IolantheEnglish National OperaNo. of reviews: 15 | |
Un bain d’humour britannique |
 6 Mar 18 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Fairy bad |
| 23 Feb 18 / The Critics' Circle |
Here is staging and performance deserving the full support of the Arts Council |
| 21 Feb 18 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
A bring-the-whole-family production |
| 20 Feb 18 / Express |
An opera with a cast that is pretty close to perfect |
| 19 Feb 18 / Express |
The production feels very fresh at the moment and it needs to stay that way |
| 16 Feb 18 / Music OMH |
The new Gilbert and Sullivan offering from English National Opera is sheer bliss |
| 15 Feb 18 / What's on Stage |
Cal McCrystal’s new production relishes the topsy-turvy world where peris consort with peri-wigs |
| 15 Feb 18 / Opera Today |
The first two acts are nowhere near funny enough |
| 15 Feb 18 / Independent |
House of Lords satire bursts with frothy exuberance |
| 15 Feb 18 / The Guardian |
A colourful, exuberant riot |
| 15 Feb 18 / Bachtrack |
The staging is particularly arresting visually |
| 15 Feb 18 / Classical Source |
ENO rendition of Gilbert & Sullivan opera is a second-class show |
| 15 Feb 18 / Evening Standard |
Could prove just the big hit that ENO needs |
| 15 Feb 18 / Telegraph |
Director Cal McCrystal never knows when to stop, diverting too much attention from the music and lyrics |
| 15 Feb 18 / The Times |
Production details
Cast
Price, Laugharne, Howard, Shore, Farnsworth, McAteer, Johnson, Rea, Evans, Appleby
(c) Henty/Hopkins (d) McCrystal
Performance dates
13, 17(m), 17, 21, 23, 24(m), 28 February, 3, 9, 17, 23, 27 March, 7(m), 7 April 2018
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