Welsh National Opera - Wagner Dream Reviews
29 March 2024
Gerhard Brossner (Wagner), Karin Giegerich (Cosima)
Karin Giegerich (Cosima), Gerhard Brossner (Wagner)
David Stout (Buddha)
Robin Tritschler (Ananda) and Claire Booth (Pakati)
Gerhard Brossner (Wagner)

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Wagner Dream

Welsh National Opera


No. of reviews: 7

The music of this opera is a coruscating web of echoes and half-remembered dreams
17 Jun 13 / Opera Britannia
Jonathan Harvey’s opera is performed with admirable dedication
11 Jun 13 / Financial Times
A visionary production
9 Jun 13 / Telegraph
The work is an interesting if challenging combination of styles
8 Jun 13 / Wales Online
The piece registers as one of the finest of recent British operas
8 Jun 13 / The Stage
Turning philosophy into opera isn't guaranteed to produce anything exciting
8 Jun 13 / South Wales Argus
Jonathan Harvey's late opera rewrites the Bayreuth master's death as a Buddhist allegory
7 Jun 13 / The Arts Desk
Production details
Cast
Booth, Stout, de Pont Davies, Angas, Wiegold, Tritschler
(c) Collon (d) Audi
Performance dates
6, 7, 12 June 2013 (Various locations)
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