The Royal Opera - Die Frau ohne Schatten Reviews | 29 March 2024 |
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Die Frau ohne SchattenThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 20 |
Richard Strauss y el carnaval de los animales |
15 Apr 14 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
With Bychkov conducting and with an excellent cast of singers, musically the performance is exceptional |
2 Apr 14 / Musical Criticism |
Die Frau ohne Schatten prolonge dans un même niveau d’excellence l’année Strauss de Londres |
31 Mar 14 / Anaclase |
An opera where seeing is disbelieving |
28 Mar 14 / Wall Street Journal |
Un cauchemar à décoder |
27 Mar 14 / Forum Opéra |
An exhilarating and exhausting evening |
24 Mar 14 / Express |
The Royal Opera's production of Strauss's four-hour epic is opaque but the music is magnificent |
23 Mar 14 / The Observer |
Musically, the evening is exceptional |
22 Mar 14 / Music OMH |
This Strauss in the House is as good as it gets |
21 Mar 14 / The Jewish Chronicle |
The operatic search for truth amid the noise |
21 Mar 14 / New Statesman |
Conductor and cast deliver near ideal performances but the staging needed more focus |
20 Mar 14 / The Spectator |
A glorious evening musically, sustained by a superb cast |
18 Mar 14 / The Stage |
Semyon Bychkov secured playing that brought out the heft and impact |
17 Mar 14 / Classical Source |
Stunning performance of Die Frau ohne Schatten compensates for opaque plot |
17 Mar 14 / Seen and Heard |
Claus Guth’s production offers a Freudian interpretation of Richard Strauss’s biggest opera |
17 Mar 14 / Financial Times |
Musically exceptional, even if director Claus Guth's dramatic treatment can feel muddled |
17 Mar 14 / The Guardian |
Compelling dream-interpretation of Strauss's myth graced by fine singing and conducting |
16 Mar 14 / The Arts Desk |
An exciting and exhausting evening in the company of Strauss's grand pretentious opera |
16 Mar 14 / Telegraph |
An ideal cast make for a breath-taking performance in this brilliant new production |
16 Mar 14 / Independent |
Strauss's psychological fairy tale brilliantly staged by Claus Guth on his Covent Garden debut |
16 Mar 14 / What's on Stage |
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Soprano Emily Magee
I faced great questions of mortality and motherhood for Die Frau ohne Schatten.
I faced great questions of mortality and motherhood for Die Frau ohne Schatten.
Production details
Cast
Botha, Magee, Schuster, Holland, Bijelic, Philip, Hovhannisyan, Carby, Reuter, Pankratova, Clarke, White, Francis, de Souza, Kim, Clarke
(c) Bychkov (d) Guth
Performance dates
14, 17, 20, 23(m), 26, 29 March 2014
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