| Welsh National Opera - The Merchant of Venice Reviews | 26 April 2024 |
Ensemble
Martin Wolfel (Antonio), Lester Lynch (Shylock)
General scene
Bruce Sledge (Lorenzo
Martin Wolfel (Antonio), Sarah Castle (Portia)
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The Merchant of VeniceWelsh National OperaNo. of reviews: 13 | |
Merchant of Venice is not easy on the ear but well staged and with a sterling cast |
 1 Dec 16 / Seen and Heard |
In the starkest terms, it hammers home the play’s continuing relevance |
| 13 Oct 16 / The Reviews Hub |
A brave, uncompromising start to WNO's autumn season |
| 13 Oct 16 / Bristol 24/7 |
WNO tours the 'other' Tchaikowsky's previously unseen Shakespeare opera |
| 13 Oct 16 / What's on Stage |
Overall the piece has much to justify revival |
| 2 Oct 16 / Goucestershire Live |
Welsh National Opera's The Merchant of Venice is powerful and tense but far too long |
| 1 Oct 16 / Wales Online |
Near-ideal première from our boldest opera company |
| 22 Sep 16 / The Spectator |
André Tchaikowsky makes an important contribution to Shakespearean opera with his Merchant of Venice |
| 21 Sep 16 / Seen and Heard |
Tchaikowsky's opera reminds us that prejudice is ever present |
| 20 Sep 16 / The Guardian |
Significant and deeply moving: a must see |
| 20 Sep 16 / Independent |
All that glitters: Tchaikowsky's The Merchant of Venice staged by Welsh National Opera |
| 19 Sep 16 / Bachtrack |
Tchaikovsky’s complex score, while laudable on its own, detracts rather than emboldens this deeply disturbing play |
| 18 Sep 16 / The Reviews Hub |
Tchaikowsky’s Merchant of Venice is much more than a relic or curiosity |
| 18 Sep 16 / Telegraph |
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The maverick Polish-Jewish composer’s life was as colourful as the Shakespeare stories that he adored. Ahead of his only opera’s UK premiere, David Pountney tells how Merchant of Venice finally made it to the s
The maverick Polish-Jewish composer’s life was as colourful as the Shakespeare stories that he adored. Ahead of his only opera’s UK premiere, David Pountney tells how Merchant of Venice finally made it to the s
Production details
Cast
Sebestyen, Wölfel, Le Brocq, Griffiths, Stout, Sledge, Lynch/Hayes, Michelle, Castle, Gunz, Harrison-Wolfe
(c) Friend (d) Warner
Performance dates
16, 30 September, 11 October, 1, 8, 22 November 2016, 19, 20 July 2017 (various locations)
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