Opera Holland Park - Adriana Lecouvreur Reviews
19 April 2024
Cheryl Barker (Adriana), Peter Auty (Maurizio)
Cheryl Barker (Adriana), Peter Auty (Maurizio)
Cheryl Barker (Adriana)

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Adriana Lecouvreur

Opera Holland Park


No. 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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