| Opera North - Macbeth Reviews | 25 April 2024 |
Béla Perencz (Macbeth), Chorus
Béla Perencz (Macbeth), Kelly Cae Hogan (Lady Macbeth), David Robertson (Duncan), Chorus
Kelly Cae Hogan (Lady Macbeth), Chorus
Jung Soo Yun (Macduff), Chorus
Paul Whelan (Banquo)
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MacbethOpera NorthNo. of reviews: 7 | |
This ambitious and imaginative production is blessed with two powerful leads |
 20 Mar 14 / Nottingham Post |
It’s the title character who really steals the show |
| 20 Mar 14 / Impact |
“Concept opera” production does Macbeth no favours |
| 10 Mar 14 / Seen and Heard |
Modern dress does nothing to dull Verdi’s edge, even if gore levels remain high. |
| 23 Feb 14 / The York Press |
Tim Albery's staging of Verdi's first Shakespeare opera returns to Opera North |
| 10 Feb 14 / What's on Stage |
Opera North's relocation of Verdi's opera to a 20th-century totalitarian state is bleak and unnerving |
| 10 Feb 14 / The Guardian |
Blackly comic, fast-paced Verdi receives a welcome revival |
| 9 Feb 14 / The Arts Desk |
Production details
Cast
Perencz, Hogan, Whelan, Sharp, Yun, Evans, Robertson
(c) Ringborg/Pickard (d) Albery
Performance dates
7, 13, 18, 20, 22 February, 6, 8, 11, 13, 18, 20 March 2014 (various locations)
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