| The Royal Opera - How the Whale Became Reviews | 17 April 2024 |
Donna Lennard (Frog), Dai Pritchard (Tripling Wind)
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Fflur Wyn (Polar Bear)
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How the Whale BecameThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 10 | |
Looks like Julian Phillips has a hit on his hands |
 18 Dec 13 / Classical-music.com |
A short evening’s entertainment in operatic terms |
| 16 Dec 13 / Opera Britannia |
A slightly perplexing evening |
| 16 Dec 13 / The Stage |
The vast majority of the audience was utterly enthralled |
| 16 Dec 13 / Classical Source |
A coloratura frog and a falsetto peacock hold court in an engaging new opera |
| 15 Dec 13 / The Observer |
A delightfully inventive production of Ted Hughes' stories |
| 14 Dec 13 / Telegraph |
How the whale became… |
| 13 Dec 13 / Seen and Heard |
It’s not quite the magical entertainment it should be |
| 12 Dec 13 / The Stage |
Based on a Ted Hughes book for children, Julian Philips’ opera explores how we become ourselves |
| 12 Dec 13 / Financial Times |
An inventive experiment in live theatre |
| 12 Dec 13 / The Guardian |
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(c) n/a (d) Abrahami
Performance dates
10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 27, 28, 30, 31 December 2013, 2, 3, 4 January 2014
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