| Welsh National Opera - Les vêpres siciliennes Reviews | 15 April 2021 |
Giorgio Caoduro (Guy de Montfort), Ensemble
Wojtek Gierlach (Jean Procida)
Wojtek Gierlach (Jean Procida), Anush Hovhannisyan (Helene) Jung Soo Yun (Henri)
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Wyn Pencarreg (Robert)
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Les vêpres siciliennesWelsh National OperaNo. of reviews: 14 | |
Carlo Rizzi’s conducting and WNO’s chorus make Les vêpres siciliennes a worthwhile experience |
 13 Mar 20 / Seen and Heard |
A passion for patriarchy |
| 16 Feb 20 / The Observer |
Director David Poultney, never afraid to take risks, pulls out all the stops this time |
| 16 Feb 20 / The Reviews Hub |
An uneven production that ranges from dreary to inspired |
| 14 Feb 20 / South Wales Argus |
Episode II des Vêpres siciliennes de Verdi (en français) : Cardiff! |
| 14 Feb 20 / Opera Online (French) |
Valiant attempt but WNO’s new Les vȇpres siciliennes can’t quite persuade one of its merits |
| 13 Feb 20 / Seen and Heard |
David Pountney offers adventurous staging of laborious Verdi grand opera |
| 12 Feb 20 / OperaWire |
Verdi takes on the French at Cardiff |
| 11 Feb 20 / The Article |
Theatricality and spectacle in Verdi's grand opera |
| 11 Feb 20 / The Guardian |
Disappointing final instalment of David Pountney’s Verdi trilogy |
| 11 Feb 20 / The Stage |
Welsh National Opera tackles Les Vêpres siciliennes but the vocal fireworks fail to ignite |
| 11 Feb 20 / Bachtrack |
A visual triumph |
| 11 Feb 20 / The Critics' Circle |
Spectacle and a lusty chorus fail to salvage this Verdi dud |
| 10 Feb 20 / Telegraph |
Welsh National Opera tackles Les Vêpres siciliennes but the vocal fireworks fail to ignite |
| 10 Feb 20 / Bachtrack |
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Production details
Cast
Caoduro, Pencarreg, Moore, Yun, Gierlach, Hovhannisyan, Byrne, Evans, Sprague, John, Evans
(c) Rizzi/Jones (d) Pountney
Performance dates
8, 15, 22 February, 7, 14, 21 March, 4, 18 April, 9 May 2020 (various locations)
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