| Garsington Opera - Semele Reviews | 20 April 2024 |
Heidi Stober (Semele), Ensemble
Heidi Stober (Semele), Chorus
Llio Evans (Iris), Christine Rice (Juno), David Soar (Somnus)
Christine Rice (Juno), Heiei Stober (Semele), Jurgita Adamonyte (Ino)
Heidi Stober (Semele)
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SemeleGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 13 | |
The Garsington Opera Orchestra, under Jonathan Cohen, brings out the full glory of Handel’s score |
 11 Jun 17 / Express |
Unusual production, glorious performance |
| 8 Jun 17 / Seen and Heard |
An entertaining modern dress production of Handel’s work |
| 7 Jun 17 / Financial Times |
The whole thing becomes rather heavy going |
| 6 Jun 17 / Independent |
Heidi Stober sang with clarity and confidence |
| 6 Jun 17 / Music OMH |
Star-dust and sparkle at Garsington Opera |
| 5 Jun 17 / Opera Today |
Heidi Stober gave a lively account of the title part |
| 5 Jun 17 / Classical Source |
A magical new production of Handel's entertainment launches Garsington 2017 |
| 5 Jun 17 / What's on Stage |
All that glitters: Miskimmon's hyperactive Semele opens Garsington’s season |
| 3 Jun 17 / Bachtrack |
A highly entertaining and brilliantly sung new production of Handel's opera |
| 3 Jun 17 / The Stage |
Muscular conducting and a first-rate cast, but where's the charm? |
| 3 Jun 17 / Telegraph |
Handel's celestial opera remade as a Technicolor romcom |
| 3 Jun 17 / The Guardian |
Garsington gets the summer opera season off to a cracking start |
| 2 Jun 17 / Evening Standard |
Production details
Cast
Murray, Stober, Soar, Ainslie, Adamonyte, Soar, Rice, Evans, Valle
(c) Cohen (d) Miskimmon
Performance dates
1, 3, 9, 15, 24, 30 June, 4 July 2017
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