Welsh National Opera - Nabucco Reviews
26 April 2024
Mary Elizabeth Williams (Abigaille), David Kempster (Nabucco)
Kevin Short (Zaccaria), Justina Gringyte (Fenena)
Mary Elizabeth Williams (Abigaille)
Justina Gringyte (Fenena), Robyn Lyn Evans (Ismaele)

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Nabucco

Welsh National Opera


No. of reviews: 10

Sonrisas y lágrimas
1 Jul 14 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish)
Splendid playing and singing transcend misjudged Nabucco production
30 Jun 14 / Seen and Heard
Mary Elizabeth Williams was the star turn, relishing this vocally fearsome role
26 Jun 14 / The Birmingham Post
The singers inhabit their roles with blazing conviction
23 Jun 14 / What's on Stage
No weak links in the central casting
13 Jun 14 / The Stage
Glitter and black ostrich feathers prevail in WNO's Nabucco
6 Jun 14 / Bachtrack
A stupendous chorus and excellent cast
3 Jun 14 / Independent
Kitsch staging mars a strong performance
2 Jun 14 / The Guardian
A musically majestic evening dressed up in a hoot of a daft production
2 Jun 14 / Wales Online
Over-intellectualised
2 Jun 14 / Telegraph
Production details
Cast
Kempster, Evans, Short, Williams, Gringytė, Platt
(c) Zhang/Phillippo (d) Frey
Performance dates
31 May, 8, 12, 14, 19, 21 June 2014
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