| English Touring Opera - Paul Bunyan Reviews | 27 April 2024 |
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Paul BunyanEnglish Touring OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | |
A remarkable production by an exceptional company |
 19 Apr 14 / The York Press |
What on earth were Britten and W.H Auden thinking of when they created Paul Bunyan? |
| 27 Feb 14 / Opera Britannia |
Britten and Auden's exuberant American opera is as fun as Rodgers and Hammerstein |
| 22 Feb 14 / Telegraph |
Britten’s youthful stab at popular entertainment is deservedly revived |
| 21 Feb 14 / Financial Times |
Another rarity from English Touring Opera as Benjamin Britten's first stage work heads out on tour |
| 21 Feb 14 / What's on Stage |
Britten’s first foray into the operatic |
| 19 Feb 14 / The Arts Desk |
ETO's fine performance can't entirely mask the self-conscious quality of Britten's early 'operetta' |
| 19 Feb 14 / The Guardian |
A production of Britten’s ‘choral operetta’ Paul Bunyan whose homespun charm would melt a heart of stone |
| 18 Feb 14 / Independent |
Production details
Cast
Hughes, Wilde, Dwyer, Catling, Haycock, Lempa, Pencarreg, Sprange, O'Shea, Ward, Tunnicliffe, Kelly, Payne, Watkinson, Lewis, Herford, Gfeller, Manning, Sawle, Bridge, Mountford, Johnson, Moore, Thomas
(c) Sunderland (d) Steel
Performance dates
17, 19, 20, 21 February, 11, 14, 18, 28 March, 1, 8, 16, 25 April, 6, 8, 16, 28 May 2014 (various locations)
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