English National Opera - Wozzeck Reviews
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Wozzeck

English National Opera


No. 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
Carrie Cracknell
'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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