| Welsh National Opera - Le vin herbé Reviews | 21 April 2021 |
Tom Randle (Tristan)
Chorus, Orchestra
Sian Meinir (Iseult of the White Hands)
Caitlin Hulcup (Iseult), Tom Randle (Tristan)
Rosie Hay (Brangien)
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Le vin herbéWelsh National OperaNo. of reviews: 16 | |
L’opera in scena a Plymouth è congegnata dal Martin come una sorta di “oratorio mondano” |
 7 May 17 / OperaeOpera |
WNO present an extremely esoteric work on their 2017 tour |
| 15 Apr 17 / Seen and Heard |
Martin’s take is filled with portent gloom from the off |
| 30 Mar 17 / The Reviews Hub |
Bitter wine: Frank Martin's Le Vin herbé an acquired taste |
| 23 Mar 17 / Bachtrack |
A very different ‘Tristan’ provides real, if Un-Wagnerian pleasures |
| 3 Mar 17 / Seen and Heard |
Frank Martin was mad to write an opera based on Tristan – but the results are worthwhile |
| 28 Feb 17 / The Spectator |
Magic Potion |
| 28 Feb 17 / The Critics' Circle |
Frank Martin was mad to write an opera based on Tristan – but the results are worthwhile |
| 24 Feb 17 / The Spectator |
This austere composition, more oratorio than opera, approaches the story from its Celtic roots |
| 22 Feb 17 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Swords and bows |
| 20 Feb 17 / The Observer |
Frank Martin’s setting of the Tristan legend is frugally staged but musically luminous |
| 20 Feb 17 / Financial Times (via Google) |
Welsh National Opera’s austere staging packs a vocal punch |
| 20 Feb 17 / The Times |
An intoxicating, though sombre, evening |
| 18 Feb 17 / The Reviews Hub |
Swiss composer Frank Martin's version of the Tristan legend is very different from Wagner's |
| 18 Feb 17 / What's on Stage |
With its austere, pared down textures, Martin’s score is a direct, syllabic setting of the words |
| 18 Feb 17 / Classical Source |
A stark, brilliant new Tristan and Iseult staging |
| 18 Feb 17 / The Guardian |
associated articles [+]
Le Vin herbé: It's Tristan and Isolde, but not as you know it
Frank Martin’s chamber opera about the tragic lovers is the polar opposite of Wagner’s opulent extravaganza. The director of a new production explains how less is becoming more.
Frank Martin’s chamber opera about the tragic lovers is the polar opposite of Wagner’s opulent extravaganza. The director of a new production explains how less is becoming more.
Production details
Cast
Hulcup, Wyn-Rogers, Meinir, Randle, Morris, Kirk, Wells, Hay
(c) Martin (d) Graham
Performance dates
16 February, 21, 28 March, 4, 18, 25 April 2017 (various locations)
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