The Royal Opera - Les Troyens Reviews | 29 March 2024 |
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Les TroyensThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 15 |
Des Troyens décevants |
13 Jul 12 / Altamusica |
War horse |
4 Jul 12 / Out West Arts |
In the pit much is magnificent |
3 Jul 12 / Classical Source |
David McVicar's superficial production of Berlioz’s five-hour opera is no Trojan epic |
3 Jul 12 / Telegraph |
A gargantuan and overblown Berlioz opera tests its audience as much as its outstanding soloists, chorus and orchestra |
1 Jul 12 / Independent on Sunday |
England's opera spectaculars |
29 Jun 12 / Wall Street Journal |
Love lies in Carthage, but duty calls in Rome in Berlioz’s 5-act epic |
27 Jun 12 / New York Times |
Les Troyens by Royal Opera at Covent Garden failed to the reach the heights |
27 Jun 12 / Telegraph |
A production which honours the savage beauty of Berlioz’s conception |
27 Jun 12 / Independent |
The components never quite gel into a memorable, epic whole |
27 Jun 12 / The Guardian |
David McVicar’s take on Berlioz’s classical opera is cluttered, clumsy and hopelessly misconceived |
27 Jun 12 / Financial Times |
A game of two halves |
27 Jun 12 / The Stage |
Horseplay of a spectacular kind |
27 Jun 12 / Evening Standard |
War rages, steed spews fire in Covent Garden ‘Troyens’ |
27 Jun 12 / Bloomberg |
Berlioz is the star of this epic masterpiece |
27 Jun 12 / The Arts Desk |
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Es Devlin has designed sets for Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Take That, and has just recreated Carthage for Les Troyens at Covent Garden. Now she is preparing for the biggest show of all – the London 2012 closing cer
Es Devlin has designed sets for Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Take That, and has just recreated Carthage for Les Troyens at Covent Garden. Now she is preparing for the biggest show of all – the London 2012 closing cer
Jonas Kaufmann: the great pretender
Tenor Jonas Kaufmann has everything: the looks, the voice and the ambition. Now he's coming to London to spread what he calls 'the opera virus'.
Tenor Jonas Kaufmann has everything: the looks, the voice and the ambition. Now he's coming to London to spread what he calls 'the opera virus'.
Production details
Cast
Hymel, Hipp, Senator, Antonacci, Capitanucci, Westbroek, Stephen, Sherratt, Holland, Kim, Lloyd, Park, Lyon, Clarke, White
(c) Pappano (d) McVicar
Performance dates
25, 28 June, 1(m), 5, 8(m), 11 July 2012
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