The Royal Opera - Written on Skin Reviews | 25 April 2024 |
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Written on SkinThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 16 |
Barbara Hannigan is thrilling as the sexually defiant Agnes |
22 Jan 17 / Express |
Great singing, extraordinary music, very odd opera |
19 Jan 17 / Express |
A contemporary operatic masterpiece |
17 Jan 17 / Evening Standard |
The music glistens |
17 Jan 17 / Financial Times |
A modern classic |
17 Jan 17 / Music OMH |
Hannigan is spellbinding in parable of beauty and violence |
16 Jan 17 / The Guardian |
Benjamin at Covent Garden: an historical and unmissable performance |
16 Jan 17 / Seen and Heard |
Written on Skin might have been named Etched in Blood; it is chillingly refined and brutal |
16 Jan 17 / Opera Today |
Concentrated intensity |
16 Jan 17 / Planet Hugill |
George Benjamin creates a dazzling clash of the medieval and modern |
16 Jan 17 / Independent |
Written on Skin is one of the operatic masterpieces of our time |
15 Jan 17 / Telegraph |
A modern masterpiece |
15 Jan 17 / The Stage |
Benjamin’s inventive score beautifully illuminates the action |
15 Jan 17 / The Upcoming |
George Benjamin and Martin Crimp's admired 2013 opera returns in Katie Mitchell's production |
15 Jan 17 / What's on Stage |
A 21st-century operatic masterpiece |
15 Jan 17 / Classical Source |
A grisly love triangle: Written on Skin returns to Covent Garden |
15 Jan 17 / Bachtrack |
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Written on Skin
Composer George Benjamin and performer Christopher Purves explain how a new opera is brought to life.
Composer George Benjamin and performer Christopher Purves explain how a new opera is brought to life.
Production details
Cast
Purves, Hannigan/Jarman, Davies, Simmonds, Padmore
(c) Benjamin (d) Mitchell
Performance dates
13, 18, 23, 27, 30 January 2017
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