Garsington Opera - The Skating Rink Reviews | 29 March 2024 |
Performance reviews
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The Skating RinkGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 15 |
This complex modern drama, brilliantly sung, is a frozen asset |
15 Jul 18 / The Sunday Times |
The Skating Rink grows in intensity with each act |
15 Jul 18 / The Observer |
An exotic new mystery thriller is Garsington's final opera of 2018 |
14 Jul 18 / What's on Stage |
The Skating Rink is not as engaging and stimulating as it could be |
10 Jul 18 / Seen and Heard |
Prosaic words and music fail to make magic on ice |
10 Jul 18 / Evening Standard |
Strong performance of a new opera with a very striking voice, inspired by Roberto Bolano's novel |
9 Jul 18 / Planet Hugill |
The Skating Rink is not as engaging and stimulating as it could be |
9 Jul 18 / Seen and Heard |
With its blazing sunshine, there could not have been a more appropriate day for the premiere of this work |
9 Jul 18 / Music OMH |
Shivers up and down the spine |
7 Jul 18 / Bachtrack |
Finely observed |
7 Jul 18 / The Stage |
The whole received a strong performance from both cast and orchestra |
7 Jul 18 / Opera Today |
A superb cast can't save a thin plot and banal libretto |
7 Jul 18 / Independent |
An intriguing experiment in neo-noir that pays off handsomely |
7 Jul 18 / Telegraph |
Smart murder mystery opera is unfussy and clear |
7 Jul 18 / The Guardian |
Grant Doyle as Enric sings with burnished tone throughout and is dramatically effective |
6 Jul 18 / Classical Source |
Production details
Cast
Doyle, Furness, Edquist, Bickley, Wild, Zolezzi, Oke, Winter
(c) Walker (d) Laing
Performance dates
5, 8, 10, 14, 16 July 2018
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