| English National Opera - Lulu Reviews | 26 April 2024 |
Brenda Rae (Lulu)
Brenda Rae (Lulu), James Morris (Dr Schön)
Joanna Dudley, Jeffrey Lloyd Roberts
Nicky Spence (Alwa), Jeffery Lloyd Roberts (The Prince/The Manservant/The Marquis)
Brenda Rae (Lulu), Willard White (Schigolch)
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LuluEnglish National OperaNo. of reviews: 17 | |
A tremendous company achievement |
 18 Nov 16 / Evening Standard |
A work of enormous allure – and repulsiveness |
| 18 Nov 16 / The Spectator |
La femme 100 têtes |
| 18 Nov 16 / Forum Opéra |
The one outstanding feature of the production was the American soprano Brenda Rae in the title role |
| 17 Nov 16 / Express |
Kentridge’s Production of Lulu Another Triumph for English National Opera |
| 17 Nov 16 / Seen and Heard |
Mark Wigglesworth's conducting proved to be the unifying force for all its tones and styles |
| 17 Nov 16 / Opera Journal |
This first night performance was an A-team success under the wonderfully incisive baton of Mark Wigglesworth |
| 16 Nov 16 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Enter, cry, die |
| 15 Nov 16 / The Critics' Circle |
The great South African artist William Kentridge has directed a dazzling production of Berg’s landmark opera Lulu |
| 14 Nov 16 / Express |
Kentridge makes Berg's opera a serious visual feast |
| 11 Nov 16 / The Guardian |
Sara Connolly is compelling as Lulu’s admirer |
| 11 Nov 16 / Independent |
ENO's Lulu is a superb staging of a difficult modern masterpiece |
| 11 Nov 16 / Telegraph |
ENO on superb form |
| 11 Nov 16 / The Stage |
As a piece of musical theatre you won't find better this year |
| 11 Nov 16 / Broadway World |
ENO scores a company triumph with Berg's picaresque opera |
| 11 Nov 16 / What's on Stage |
The production as a whole gets right to the centre of this heartless masterpiece |
| 11 Nov 16 / Classical Source |
Dramatic intensity, risk of sensory overload |
| 11 Nov 16 / Bachtrack |
Production details
Cast
Rae, Connolly, Presland, Presland, Danby, Morris, Spence, White, Soar, Lloyd-Roberts, Danby, Colvin, Labiner, de Pont Davies, Dolton, Champion, Morris
(c) Wigglesworth (d) Kentridge
Performance dates
9, 12, 14, 17, 19 November 2016
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