Welsh National Opera - In Parenthesis Reviews
29 March 2024
Joe Roche (Private Watcyn), Donald Maxwell (Dai Great Coat), Chorus
Andrew Bidlack (Private John Ball)
General scene
Alexandra Deshorties (Bard of Germania)
Andrew Bidlack (Private John Ball)

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In Parenthesis

Welsh National Opera


No. of reviews: 15

David Jones' mystical vision of the First World War brought unevenly to life, with Iain Bell's richly atmospheric music
4 Jul 16 / Planet Hugill
Iain Bell’s new opera gives musical expression to David Jones’ epic World War I poem
2 Jul 16 / Seen and Heard
Bell’s opera is well-crafted, WNO’s performance well-drilled
2 Jul 16 / Opera Today
Technically exceptional
1 Jul 16 / The Stage
A fine cast featured signal contributions from Andrew Bidlack and Marcus Farnsworth
1 Jul 16 / Classical Source
Welsh National Opera perform a poignant tribute to the 100 year Anniversary of the Battle of the Somme
13 Jun 16 / Redbrick
In Parenthesis is a stirring opera and production
12 Jun 16 / Classical Source
A powerful act of remembrance
18 May 16 / Independent
While not perfect WNO realize Ian Bell’s highly ambitious In Parenthesis well
18 May 16 / Seen and Heard
A powerful act of remembrance
16 May 16 / Independent
Poetic tribute finds humanity in the trenches
16 May 16 / The Guardian
Iain Bell’s In Parenthesis adaptation is an enthralling, psychologically intriguing, evocative work of music theatre
16 May 16 / Wales Online
New Somme opera turns intimate poem into wide-screen epic with mixed results
16 May 16 / The Arts Desk
A gripping and moving world premiere from Welsh National Opera
16 May 16 / Telegraph
From the Somme's trenches: Iain Bell's In Parenthesis opens at Welsh National Opera
16 May 16 / Bachtrack
Production details
Cast
Bidlack, Coleman-Wright, Deshorties, Humphreys, Farnsworth, Le Brocq, Maxwell, Clark
(c) Rizzi (d) Pountney
Performance dates
13, 21 May, 3, 10, 29 June, 1 July 2016 (Cardiff, Birmingham & London)
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