The Royal Opera - Phaedra Reviews | 29 March 2024 |
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PhaedraThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 7 |
Another opportunity to experience Henze’s Phaedra in London |
21 May 19 / Seen and Heard |
Henze’s voluptuous concert opera takes hold in a visceral Royal Opera production |
19 May 19 / The Observer |
Phaedra throbbed with a strange, almost hypnotising energy and life |
19 May 19 / Opera Today |
It's playful, referential but ultimately deeply serious in its interrogation of human identity and free will |
18 May 19 / Broadway World |
Henze's parable of death and renewal is fiery and sexy |
17 May 19 / The Guardian |
Premiered in 2007, Phaedra is a remarkable achievement with a score full of amazing sonorities |
17 May 19 / Classical Source |
Henze's final opera given a sensitive and stylish new production in the Linbury Theatre |
17 May 19 / Bachtrack |
Production details
Cast
Wu, Stucker, Manu, Terry, Mofidian
(c) Whitehead (d) Naamat
Performance dates
15, 16, 18, 20 May 2019
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