English National Opera - Wozzeck Reviews | 24 April 2024 |
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WozzeckEnglish National OperaNo. of reviews: 15 |
Compelling music drama |
21 May 13 / The Opera Critic |
ENO’s chilling Wozzeck provokes righteous anger |
19 May 13 / Seen and Heard |
ENO's new production of Berg's 1925 opera draws parallels with servicemen's lives in Afghanistan |
19 May 13 / Independent on Sunday |
As Wozzeck, Leigh Melrose is phenomenal |
19 May 13 / The Observer |
Great stuff, even if there aren't any hummable tunes |
16 May 13 / Express |
In what is his finest ENO performance to date, Melrose makes Wozzeck real before our eyes |
15 May 13 / The Stage |
This new ENO production is a resounding success |
14 May 13 / Opera Britannia |
Although the staging is poorly focused, this is a production of outstanding musical quality |
14 May 13 / Financial Times |
Carrie Cracknell’s powerful new production of Berg’s masterpiece is a gritty take on grim days in the barracks |
13 May 13 / Evening Standard |
An unmissable evening of gripping music-drama |
13 May 13 / What's on Stage |
With this Wozzeck the company has created a mirror of our times, if anyone dares to look within |
13 May 13 / Classical Source |
Carrie Cracknell’s ENO production eschews clichéd artiness in favour of a painfully topical realism |
13 May 13 / Independent |
Musically, it's astonishing |
13 May 13 / The Guardian |
New production of Berg's masterpiece is as upsetting as it is thrilling |
13 May 13 / The Arts Desk |
A modern realisation of Berg’s bleak masterpiece |
13 May 13 / Telegraph |
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Carrie Cracknell
'I’m no opera expert, but I didn’t hesitate to take on Wozzeck’
'I’m no opera expert, but I didn’t hesitate to take on Wozzeck’
Production details
Cast
Melrose, Jakubiak, Randle, Morris, Register, Dwyer, Presland, Greenan, Cleverton, Van Hulle
(c) Gardner (d) Cracknell
Performance dates
11, 13, 15, 18, 23, 25 May 2013
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