The Royal Opera - L'Etoile Reviews | 29 March 2024 |
Performance reviews
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L'EtoileThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 24 |
L’ètoile, con poco brillo, se estrenó en la Royal Opera House |
23 Mar 16 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Horses for courses |
26 Feb 16 / Mundo Clásico (English) |
Confused production of Chabrier’s L’Etoile makes for a tedious evening |
8 Feb 16 / Seen and Heard |
Rare appearance of Chabrier's delightful opera in a production which tries a bit too hard |
8 Feb 16 / Planet Hugill |
The heavy-handed stage business proves fatal for the operetta which, like an over-beaten souffle, falls flat |
7 Feb 16 / Express |
Where opera meets panto |
7 Feb 16 / The Observer |
If you're expecting Puccini, don't go to see this |
6 Feb 16 / Express |
A surreal melange, blending contemporary satire with the frankly outlandish |
6 Feb 16 / Opera Today |
Chris Addison stars in this daft but enjoyable production |
5 Feb 16 / City A.M. |
The music is where the production truly soars |
5 Feb 16 / A Younger Theatre |
Something far simpler on a smaller stage might have been more effective |
4 Feb 16 / Music OMH |
Unlikely to win converts |
4 Feb 16 / The Spectator |
Dead in the water |
3 Feb 16 / Telegraph |
Despite an attractive score, Chabrier’s dramatically slight operetta lacks energy and star quality |
3 Feb 16 / The Stage |
While L'Étoile shines brightly in places, ultimately it could do with a little more wattage |
3 Feb 16 / What's on Stage |
Theatrically a little feeble |
3 Feb 16 / Evening Standard |
Direction is woefully devoid of wit and punch |
3 Feb 16 / Independent |
A clumsy staging but the music is a gem |
3 Feb 16 / The Guardian |
Reach for the star: A shining review for L’Étoile |
3 Feb 16 / Londonist |
No stars |
3 Feb 16 / The Critics' Circle |
The evening seemed long and the humour laboured |
3 Feb 16 / Classical Source |
The main pleasure is to be derived from Mariame Clément’s inventive mise-en-scène |
3 Feb 16 / Opera Britannia |
L'Étoile proves a disappointingly flat foray into opéra-bouffe for the Royal Opera |
3 Feb 16 / Bachtrack |
The ROH certainly did it with great verve |
3 Feb 16 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Production details
Cast
Mortagne, Bailey, Piolino, Lefèvre, Lindsey, Guilmette, Boulianne, Sakker, Johnson
(c) Elder (d) Clément
Performance dates
1, 3, 6, 15, 18, 20, 24 February 2016
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