The Royal Opera - Manon Lescaut Reviews | 28 March 2024 |
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Manon LescautThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 16 |
She's bad news, but he can't stay away from her |
31 Jul 14 / The Opera Critic |
Verismo y pasión |
8 Jul 14 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Kristine Opolais and Jonas Kaufmann are on thrilling form in Puccini's early opera |
5 Jul 14 / Classical-music.com |
Manon Lescaut: Puccini’s Anna Nicole? |
26 Jun 14 / The Spectator |
Uneasy futility at the opera |
23 Jun 14 / New Statesman |
Impassioned and sumptuous |
22 Jun 14 / The Observer |
A dark, voyeuristic Manon Lescaut set in today's sex industry is lifted by Kristine Opolais' crystalline voice |
22 Jun 14 / Express |
'Dodgy' production with magnificent singing |
20 Jun 14 / Express |
Music standards are high, but Jonathan Kent's update to the present day serves little obvious purpose |
19 Jun 14 / The Guardian |
Radiates a very modern sleaziness |
19 Jun 14 / Independent |
Sex is in the air as the opera gets the red light treatment |
19 Jun 14 / Evening Standard |
Kristīne Opolais was in wonderful voice as Manon |
19 Jun 14 / What's on Stage |
The ugliest show at Covent Garden in memory |
19 Jun 14 / Telegraph |
Kristine Opolais and Jonas Kaufmann give terrific performances |
19 Jun 14 / Financial Times |
Latvian soprano Kristine Opolais and German tenor Jonas Kaufmann look and sound a dream |
19 Jun 14 / The Stage |
A sombre, sometimes confused updating by Jonathan Kent |
19 Jun 14 / The Arts Desk |
Production details
Cast
Opolais, Maltman, Kaufmann, Muraro, Hulett, Cliffe, Karyazina, Burt, Gomes, Kim, White
(c) Pappano (d) Kent
Performance dates
17, 20, 24, 28 June, 1, 4, 7 July 2014
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