Opera North - La Vida Breve Reviews
29 March 2024
Anne Sophie Duprels (Salud)
Elizabeth Sikora (La abuela), Anne Sophie Duprels (Salud), Daniel Norman (Worker), Chorus
Beth Mackay (Carmela), Gavan Ring (Manuel), Jesús Álvarez (Paco)
Quirijn de Lang (Singer)
Anne Sophie Duprels (Salud), Jesús Álvarez (Paco)

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La Vida Breve

Opera North


No. of reviews: 13

A stirring evening of high drama
30 Mar 15 / Leftlion
Fascinating De Falla/Puccini double bill from Opera North
16 Mar 15 / Seen and Heard
A double bill full of surprises, not all of them welcome
5 Mar 15 / The Journal
A flawless double helping of verismo
27 Feb 15 / The Spectator
Christopher Alden is turning into the director who shocks most when he is least shocking
24 Feb 15 / The York Press
A bravura double bill
23 Feb 15 / The Observer
An enthralling and entertaining double bill
21 Feb 15 / Opera Britannia
Comedy and tragedy: Opera North's Gianni Schicchi and La Vida Breve serve up a fine double bill
21 Feb 15 / Bachtrack
Scenic pot luck but musical glories in a rich double bill
20 Feb 15 / What's on Stage
Disturbing, ingenious double bill
20 Feb 15 / The Guardian
Christopher Alden's esoteric staging stops this double bill from being a corker
20 Feb 15 / Telegraph
Exuberant comedy and mishandled tragedy in an uneven double bill
20 Feb 15 / The Arts Desk
Opera North's Gianni Schicchi and La Vida Breve serve up a fine double bill
20 Feb 15 / Bachtrack
Production details
Cast
Duprels, Sikora, Mackay, Alvarez, Bannatyne-Scott, Ring, Norman, de Lang
(c) van Steen/Pickard (d) Alden
Performance dates
18, 20, 25, 28 February, 3, 12, 24 March 2015 (various locations)
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