| Welsh National Opera - Khovanshchina Reviews | 26 April 2024 |
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Robert Hayward (Prince Ivan Khovansky), Elena Thomas (Persian Slave)
Claire Wild (Emma), Adrian Dwyer (Prince Andrei Khovansky)
Robert Hayward (Prince Ivan Khovansky)
Sara Fulgoni (Marfa), Mark Le Brocq (Prince Golistyn)
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KhovanshchinaWelsh National OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
This Khovanshchina shows Welsh National Opera at its absolute best |
 2 Nov 17 / Classical Source |
Mussorgsky's great historical opera in an ambitious revival by WNO |
| 4 Oct 17 / What's on Stage |
Chilling, magnificent and unmissable |
| 3 Oct 17 / iNews |
Powerful and thought-provoking Khovanschina from Welsh National Opera |
| 28 Sep 17 / Seen and Heard |
The half-minute silence in the darkness of the theatre after the final bars of music says it all. Magnificent |
| 27 Sep 17 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Russian to destruction |
| 27 Sep 17 / The Critics' Circle |
Despite there being no Russians in the cast, the whole show is sung in Russian, and the difference to the vocal sound is incredible |
| 26 Sep 17 / The Times |
WNO's Khovanshchina is a thrilling portrait of terror and brutality |
| 25 Sep 17 / Telegraph |
Russia's tragedy becomes the world's in compelling revival |
| 25 Sep 17 / The Guardian |
Production details
Cast
Hayward, Dwyer, Le Brocq, Sebestyen, Bailey, Fulgoni, Thompson, Wild
(c) Hanus (d) Pountney
Performance dates
23, 30 September, 7, 24, 31 October 2017 (various locations0
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