Opera Holland Park - Adriana Lecouvreur Reviews | 19 April 2024 |
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Adriana LecouvreurOpera Holland ParkNo. of reviews: 12 |
Cilea's melodrama is full of hothouse emotions, Dynasty-style cat fights and a fatal bouquet |
3 Aug 14 / Express |
As Adriana, Cheryl Barker is possessed of the most rich and resonant soprano |
30 Jul 14 / Music OMH |
This fin-de-siècle outpouring of dramatic harmony makes for a wonderful evening |
30 Jul 14 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Cilea's melodrama of jealous divas and political intrigues |
29 Jul 14 / Classical-music.com |
A lively production of Cilea’s slice of romantic hokum from 1902 |
28 Jul 14 / Financial Times |
Stylish 1940's setting for Cilea's lyrical opera |
28 Jul 14 / Planet Hugill |
Brave but misguided |
26 Jul 14 / Telegraph |
There's a lack of on-stage chemistry in this updated retelling of Cilea's opera |
26 Jul 14 / The Guardian |
A rare outing for Cilea's romantic tunefest concludes this year's sun-kissed OHP festival in style |
26 Jul 14 / What's on Stage |
Cheryl Barker encompassed both the passion and the poignancy of the title-role |
26 Jul 14 / Classical Source |
Cilea’s attractive Adriana Lecouvreur looks snazzy and sounds a treat in Holland Park’s new staging |
26 Jul 14 / The Stage |
The stage manager steals the show |
26 Jul 14 / Bachtrack |
Production details
Cast
Barker, Auty, Carraro, Wilding, Burt, Burkhard, Miller, Hinton, Beadle, Davoren
(c) Benzi (d) Lloyd-Evans
Performance dates
24, 26, 30 July, 1, 5, 7, 9 August 2014
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