| English National Opera - Powder her Face Reviews | 19 April 2024 |
Amanda Roocroft, Alan Ewing
Claire Eggington
Amanda Roocroft
Amanda Roocroft
Amanda Roocroft
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Powder her FaceEnglish National OperaNo. of reviews: 12 | |
Escándalo en la nobleza británica |
 29 Apr 14 / Beckmesser |
Roocroft’s duchess – inspired casting – lends the part dignity and grand-operatic size |
| 23 Apr 14 / Financial Times |
How do you portray a blow job in opera? |
| 23 Apr 14 / The Huffington Post |
Escándalo en la nobleza británica |
| 22 Apr 14 / Beckmesser |
Thomas Adès's 1995 Powder Her Face still startles in a fine ENO production |
| 6 Apr 14 / The Observer |
Compelling Adès opera succeeds in subterranean space |
| 6 Apr 14 / Seen and Heard |
Made memorable by Roocroft's duchess |
| 4 Apr 14 / The Guardian |
A tacky jeu d’esprit with a blow-job aria as its calling-card |
| 4 Apr 14 / Independent |
ENO's production was ruined by the venue |
| 4 Apr 14 / Telegraph |
Ades’s score remains a brilliant achievement |
| 4 Apr 14 / The Stage |
The first opera by Thomas Adès energetically revived in a found space on Marylebone Road |
| 4 Apr 14 / What's on Stage |
Almost 20 years on from its premiere, Adès’s opera still has all the moves |
| 3 Apr 14 / The Arts Desk |
Production details
Cast
Roocroft, Ewing, Sprague, Eggington
(c) Redmond (d) Hill-Gibbins
Performance dates
2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 April 2014
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