| Opera North - Swanhunter Reviews | 26 April 2024 |
Rebecca Afonwy-Jones (Louhi), Christopher Diffey (Chorus), Matthew Hargreaves (Chorus), Adrian Dwyer (Lemminkäinen)
Christopher Diffey (L), Suzanne Shakespeare (Chorus)
'Death'
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SwanhunterOpera NorthNo. of reviews: 9 | |
An enthralling new co-production with The Wrong Crowd |
 21 Apr 15 / Opera Britannia |
Folk tale and myth combine in Dove’s Swanhunter |
| 10 Apr 15 / Seen and Heard |
Jonathan Dove produces another winning children's opera |
| 9 Apr 15 / Independent |
Jonathan Dove’s inventive music provides most of the magic in this children’s opera |
| 8 Apr 15 / Financial Times |
Moments of stratsopheric vocalism and charming animal puppets |
| 7 Apr 15 / The Guardian |
Everyone in the six-strong cast transcends the flat production |
| 6 Apr 15 / What's on Stage |
This children's opera from Jonathan Dove plays it too safe |
| 6 Apr 15 / Telegraph |
Tales from the Finnish woods |
| 6 Apr 15 / Bachtrack |
The strength of Swanhunter is the direct storytelling, coupled with the use of puppetry |
| 6 Apr 15 / The Upcoming |
Production details
Cast
Diffey, Hargreaves, Dwyer, Shakespeare, Afonwy-Jones, Taylor
(c) Doyle/Ryan (d) Mulder
Performance dates
4, 6(m), 7(m), 7, 9, 10, 11(m), 11, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 29, 30 April, 1, 2, 3 May 2015 (various locations)
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