| English National Opera - Norma Reviews | 26 April 2024 |
Peter Auty (Pollione), Jennifer Holloway (Adlagisa), Marjorie Owens (Norma), Eleanor Inglis (Priestess), Adrian Dwyer (Flavio)
Jennifer Holloway (Adalgisa), Peter Auty (Pollione)
Valerie Reid (Clotilde), Marjorie Owens (Norma)
James Creswell (Oroveso), Chorus
Marjorie Owens (Norma), Peter Auty (Pollione)
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NormaEnglish National OperaNo. of reviews: 23 | |
Musically, this Norma is a resounding triumph |
 27 Feb 16 / Opera News |
Storming Norma fights to save a dud |
| 26 Feb 16 / Daily Mail |
ENO's staggering Norma is a vindication of this questionable art form |
| 25 Feb 16 / The Spectator |
Marjorie Owens' Norma renders these performances unmissable |
| 24 Feb 16 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Bad Gauls |
| 23 Feb 16 / The Critics' Circle |
A fine druid double act and Handel with added bits |
| 22 Feb 16 / The Guardian |
Overall the production lacked dramatic conviction |
| 22 Feb 16 / Gloucestershire Echo |
This formidable performance of Norma by the English National Opera is a resounding success |
| 21 Feb 16 / Plays to See |
A four-star performance of a two-star production of a three-star opera |
| 20 Feb 16 / Express |
If the staging has its share of weaknesses, the evening’s musical credentials are stronger |
| 20 Feb 16 / Music OMH |
Worth watching simply for the performances of the two leading ladies |
| 20 Feb 16 / A Younger Theatre |
Sister act meets druids in ENO's first ever Norma |
| 20 Feb 16 / Londonist |
A spare, well-conceived production, made compelling by the quality of the singers and orchestral playing |
| 20 Feb 16 / The Stage |
ENO’s updated Norma is sung well but dull and depressing |
| 20 Feb 16 / Seen and Heard |
Here’s trouble in the woods |
| 19 Feb 16 / Evening Standard |
Marjorie Owens is every inch the tragic heroine |
| 19 Feb 16 / Classical Source |
Fine singing foiled by posturing and period cliche |
| 19 Feb 16 / The Guardian |
Bellini's classic remade as a brilliant parable of economic colonialism |
| 19 Feb 16 / Independent |
A Norma that reveals ENO's identity crisis |
| 19 Feb 16 / Telegraph |
Sadly, Alden’s reliance on old tricks obscures and blunts his interesting central idea |
| 19 Feb 16 / Opera Britannia |
Notable first performance of Bellini's opera by ENO |
| 19 Feb 16 / Opera Today |
Sparkling Bellini: ENO tackles its first Norma |
| 19 Feb 16 / Bachtrack |
Marjorie Owens has a voice that soars from nought to eighty with a dazzling amplitude and unchanging beauty |
| 19 Feb 16 / What's on Stage |
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A druid with attitude – how Bellini's Norma cast a spell on me
George Hall, translator of ENO’s first ever production of the Bellini opera, faced many linguistic challenges in his quest for clarity.
George Hall, translator of ENO’s first ever production of the Bellini opera, faced many linguistic challenges in his quest for clarity.
Production details
Cast
Owens, Holloway, Auty, Creswell, Reid, Dwyer
(c) Lord (d) Alden
Performance dates
17, 20, 24, 27 February, 2, 7, 11 March 2016
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22 Apr 24 / The Guardian |