The Royal Opera - Werther Reviews | 29 March 2024 |
Performance reviews
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WertherThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 16 |
Un buen Werther, demasiado dramático y latino |
19 Jul 16 / Beckmesser |
La métamorphose de Vittorio Grigolo |
17 Jul 16 / Forum Opéra |
Role debuts - Joyce DiDonato and Vittorio Grigòlo in Werthe |
11 Jul 16 / Planet Hugill |
In terms of singing performances Grigòlo and DiDonato are both phenomenal |
7 Jul 16 / Opera Journal |
Vittorio Grigòlo and Joyce DiDonato are outstanding as Werther |
23 Jun 16 / Music OMH |
Joyce DiDonato and Vittorio Grigolo light up the Royal Opera House’s tired Werther |
22 Jun 16 / New Statesman |
Massenet’s dark emotions evoked with passion |
22 Jun 16 / The Guardian |
A comforting common sense of a production that serves both story and music |
22 Jun 16 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Joyce DiDonato and Vittorio Grigolo debut as Charlotte and Werther |
21 Jun 16 / Classical Source |
Star power ignites revival of Massenet’s gloomy opera |
21 Jun 16 / Telegraph |
Sent a matinee audience home very happy |
21 Jun 16 / Independent |
The current production is a glorious success thanks to the mastery of Antonio Pappano's conducting |
21 Jun 16 / Express |
Wonderful singing makes The Royal Opera’s revival of Werther worthwhile |
21 Jun 16 / Seen and Heard |
This revival is on the level of its immediate forbears |
21 Jun 16 / Opera Britannia |
Grigolo and DiDonato light up the Royal Opera's Werther |
21 Jun 16 / Bachtrack |
Massenet's intimate romance is the ideal star vehicle for a diva, a divo and a maestro |
21 Jun 16 / What's on Stage |
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'I am the voice of Italy'
Vittorio Grigòlo is charming, talented – and not one for false modesty. Rupert Christiansen met him ahead of his return to Covent Garden.
Vittorio Grigòlo is charming, talented – and not one for false modesty. Rupert Christiansen met him ahead of his return to Covent Garden.
Production details
Cast
DiDonato, Engebretson, Grigolo, Bizic, Summers, Piolino, Yurchuk, Zwart, Edmonds
(c) Pappano (d) Jacquot
Performance dates
19(m), 24, 27 June, 3, 6, 13 July 2016
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