The Royal Opera - Orfeo ed Euridice Reviews | 29 March 2024 |
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Orphée et EurydiceThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 27 |
L'Orfeo di Florez |
6 Oct 15 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Remarkable engagement between artist and role |
28 Sep 15 / Planet Hugill |
The universal resonance of Orpheus and Eurydice |
26 Sep 15 / The Economist |
Le triomphe de Juan Diego Florez |
26 Sep 15 / Diapason |
A striking new production of Gluck's version of the Orpheus myth |
22 Sep 15 / Express |
Orphée et Eurydice à la Royal Opera House, Covent Garden |
22 Sep 15 / Opera Online (French) |
One of the most brilliantly original shows to be seen on this stage in years |
21 Sep 15 / Independent |
An eclectic production of Gluck’s opera sets the bar high at the ROH |
21 Sep 15 / The Observer |
Half naked dead dreadheads at the opera |
20 Sep 15 / Londonist |
The opening night of the Royal Opera’s 2015/2016 season provides several pleasant surprises |
20 Sep 15 / Express |
A simply glorious gripping drama |
19 Sep 15 / The Jewish Chronicle |
El Orfeo parisino llega el Covent Garden |
19 Sep 15 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Full of risible dancing and pointless directorial decisions |
18 Sep 15 / The Spectator |
Imaginative and perfectly executed Orphée et Eurydice at Covent Garden |
18 Sep 15 / Seen and Heard |
An innovative, engaging performance you must see |
17 Sep 15 / A Younger Theatre |
Hier macht sich der Tenorprinz endlich dreckig |
17 Sep 15 / Die Welt |
Vocally, the Monteverdi Choir are the stars of the show |
17 Sep 15 / Opera Today |
Impressive but not ground-breaking |
16 Sep 15 / Telegraph |
One of the most brilliantly original shows on this stage in years |
16 Sep 15 / Independent |
Covent Garden stages Gluck's most popular opera in its Paris version |
16 Sep 15 / What's on Stage |
The trials of a high-octane Orpheus |
16 Sep 15 / Evening Standard |
Dazzlingly effective playing, and Flórez shines |
16 Sep 15 / The Guardian |
Dramatically exciting |
16 Sep 15 / The Stage |
Minimalist complexity: Flórez lights up Orphée et Eurydice at Covent Garden |
16 Sep 15 / Bachtrack |
The season opens with an adventurous staging of Gluck’s opera |
16 Sep 15 / Financial Times |
Superb music and singing, and a hugely imaginative production |
16 Sep 15 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Tenor Florez soars in Royal Opera's Gluck season opener |
15 Sep 15 / Reuters |
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Reforming opera from the underworld
When Gluck took on the Orpheus myth, 18th-century opera was in a rut. Ahead of a new Covent Garden production, John Eliot Gardiner explains how the composer created a rich amalgam of text, music, dance and spec
When Gluck took on the Orpheus myth, 18th-century opera was in a rut. Ahead of a new Covent Garden production, John Eliot Gardiner explains how the composer created a rich amalgam of text, music, dance and spec
Production details
Cast
Flórez/Angelini, Crowe, Forsythe
(c) Gardiner (d) Shechter/Fulljames
Performance dates
14, 17, 20(m), 23, 26(m), 28, 30 September, 3 October 2015
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