The Royal Opera - L'Etoile Reviews
29 March 2024
Samuel Dale Johnson (Zalzal), Christophe Mortagne (Kinf Ouf I), Kate Lindsey (Lazuli), Samuel Sakker (Patacha)
General scene
Helene Guilmette (Laoula)
Chris Addison (Smith), Simon Bailey (Siroco), Jean-Luc Vincent (Dupont)
Kate Lindsey (Lazuli)

Performance reviews

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L'Etoile

The Royal Opera


No. 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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