| English National Opera - Rodelinda Reviews | 19 April 2024 |
Rebecca Evans (Rodelinda)
Iestyn Davies (Bertorido)
Rebecca Evans (Rodelinda), Iestyn Davies (Bertorido), John Mark Ainsley (Grimoaldo), Christopher Ainslie (Unulfo), Richard Burkhard (Garibaldo), Matt Casey (Flavio)
John Mark Ainsley (Grimoaldo), Susan Bickley (Eduige), Isetyn Davies (Bertorido), Rebecca Evans (Rodelinda)
Iestyn Davies (Bertorido)
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RodelindaEnglish National OperaNo. of reviews: 19 | |
Glorious music and a cast to kill for |
 2 Apr 14 / Musical Criticism |
The operatic search for truth amid the noise |
| 21 Mar 14 / New Statesman |
Rebecca Evans shines in towering production of Handel's Rodelinda |
| 10 Mar 14 / Wales Online |
ENO's outstanding new production is a reminder of the everyday brilliance of Handel |
| 9 Mar 14 / The Observer |
Handel's neglected opera is violent, farcical and great fun |
| 7 Mar 14 / Express |
A witty production of Rodelinda |
| 5 Mar 14 / Classical-music.com |
Rodelinda at the Coliseum is a welcome hit after a run of underpar productions |
| 5 Mar 14 / Metro |
ENO’s new production plays Handel’s opera as political slapstick |
| 4 Mar 14 / Financial Times |
The whole adds up to a striking piece of music theatre |
| 4 Mar 14 / The Stage |
As Rodelinda Rebecca Evans' singing was truly world class |
| 4 Mar 14 / Opera Britannia |
Richard Jones’s version of Rodelinda lays on the humour like heavy mascara but at its best it’s inspired |
| 4 Mar 14 / Evening Standard |
As a whole this production is a mixed experience |
| 3 Mar 14 / Classical Source |
High musical standards in ENO’s Rodelinda |
| 3 Mar 14 / Seen and Heard |
Handel opera for the 21st century |
| 3 Mar 14 / Londonist |
Richard Jones probes Handel's political drama with great intelligence, and musically it is tremendous |
| 2 Mar 14 / The Guardian |
An ill-judged production of Handel's opera makes for a disappointing night |
| 1 Mar 14 / What's on Stage |
Iestyn Davies triumphs in Richard Jones' new version of Handel's opera |
| 1 Mar 14 / Independent |
It's not often in opera that all the elements combine for total musical theatre that stuns |
| 1 Mar 14 / The Arts Desk |
ENO’s Rodelinda: the best and worst of opera |
| 1 Mar 14 / The Spectator |
Production details
Cast
Evans, Davies, Ainsley, Bickley, Ainslie, Burkhard
(c) Curnyn (d) Jones
Performance dates
28 February, 2(m), 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15 March 2014
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