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From the House of the DeadThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 23 |
Sur qui compter pour sauver la soirée? |
1 Apr 18 / Anaclase |
Après Chéreau, La Maison des Morts de Janáček inspire Warlikowski |
29 Mar 18 / ResMusica |
Krzysztof Warlikowski retrouve Janacek avec bonheur |
29 Mar 18 / Forum Opéra |
Dead loss |
20 Mar 18 / The Critics' Circle |
Janácek en la cárcel de Foucault |
20 Mar 18 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Strong performances all round |
19 Mar 18 / Sunday Express |
A great disappointment |
14 Mar 18 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Un De la maison des morts qui fascine plus qu’il n’emporte à la Royal Opera House |
14 Mar 18 / Opera Online (French) |
A great orchestral performance of a gorgeous score |
14 Mar 18 / We left at the interval... |
It has been worth the wait for Warlikowski |
13 Mar 18 / Boulezian |
Hard hitting, yet transcendent |
12 Mar 18 / Planet Hugill |
Royal Opera’s take on Janáček’s brutal work dazzles |
12 Mar 18 / The Observer |
Prison drama locks up its singers |
11 Mar 18 / OperaWire |
This production falls well short of the staging which this astounding work deserves |
10 Mar 18 / Classical Source |
The music for this piece is brilliantly powerful, but the plot is a real problem |
10 Mar 18 / Express |
An oppressive, living hell |
9 Mar 18 / Bachtrack |
Janáček's prison oddity prompts hot tears |
9 Mar 18 / The Arts Desk |
The director doesn’t understand the first principle of his craft - that less is more |
9 Mar 18 / Independent |
The last opera by Janáček and a first for the Royal Opera |
9 Mar 18 / What's on Stage |
A nightmare piled upon a nightmare |
9 Mar 18 / Evening Standard |
Krzysztof Warlikowski’s staging is outstanding in visualising the brutality of prison life |
9 Mar 18 / The Stage |
An impressive but chilly staging of Janáček's final masterpiece |
9 Mar 18 / Telegraph |
Formidable performances humanise Janáček's vision of hell |
9 Mar 18 / The Guardian |
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From the House of the Dead shines a light into darkness
Janáček’s final opera is peopled with aggressive and unpleasant characters, but the beauty of its music speaks powerfully of the need for empathy and understanding, says the conductor of a new production.
Janáček’s final opera is peopled with aggressive and unpleasant characters, but the beauty of its music speaks powerfully of the need for empathy and understanding, says the conductor of a new production.
Production details
Cast
Margita, Elgr, Reiter, White, Charbonneau, Vassiliev, Doyle, Kravets, Spence, Doyle, Clark, Doyle, Reuter, Lloyd-Roberts, Hoare, Jenis
(c) Wigglesworth (d) Warlikowski
Performance dates
7, 10, 14, 19, 22, 24 March 2018
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