Britten’s The Turn of the Screw in Copenhagen

Clara Cecilie Thomsen (Governess)

Clara Cecilie Thomsen (Governess), Barbro Cítron (Flora), Milo Wajnman Køie (Miles, Cast A)

Fredrik Bjellsäter (Peter Quint)

Johanne Bock (Mrs Grose), Barbro Cítron (Flora), Clara Cecilie Thomsen (Governess)

Fredrik Bjellsäter, Clara Cecilie Thomsen, Gisela Stille and co-ordinators

Von David Karlin, 07 Oktober 2023

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“in front of our eyes, the illusion of a happy home with angelic children is being stripped bare”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: The Old Stage, The Royal Theatre, Copenhagen, am 6 Oktober 2023

Britten, The Turn of the Screw

Royal Danish Opera

Robert Houssart, Musikalische Leitung

Anthony Almeida, Regie

Rosanna Vize, Bühnenbild, Kostüme

Lucy Carter, Licht

Königliche Kapelle Kopenhagen

Clara Cecilie Thomsen, Governess

Fredrik Bjellsäter, Peter Quint, The Prologue

Johanne Bock, Mrs Grose

Gisela Stille, Miss Jessel

Barbro Citron, Flora

Hannibal Skovlund Brockhoff, Miles

Chiaroscuro extinguished: a self-indulgent Poppea in Copenhagen

Mengguang Huang, 26th April

Christoph Marthaler’s staging of Monteverdi’s Poppea for the Royal Danish Opera is a study in boredom.

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Tito désabusé dans le spectacle de Jetske Mijnssen à Copenhague

Irma Foletti, 13th September

Une distribution vocale de très bon niveau, un orchestre en excellente forme, une mise en scène convaincante : la nouvelle production de l'opus mozartien à l'Opéra royal du Danemark est une réussite.

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L'Aida caricaturale d'Annabel Arden à Copenhague

Irma Foletti, 12th September

Si la direction musicale de Paolo Carignani, l'orchestre et les chœurs impressionnent, l'ensemble de la production est plombé par une mise en scène caricaturale, tandis que la distribution laisse une impression mitigée.

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The other Lulu: a Danish rarity in Copenhagen

Aksel Tollåli, 4th February

Dénise Beck shines as the Princess Sidi in the Royal Danish Opera's production of Friedrich Kuhlau's Lulu, receiving its first performances in 180 years.

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Carl Nielsen’s Maskarade: Love in the time of selfies

Aksel Tollåli, 18th April

Kasper Holten's production of Carl Nielsen's delightful comedy Maskarade delights in Copenhagen.

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The king is not well: Nielsen’s Saul og David

Aksel Tollåli, 17th April

The Royal Danish Opera's new production of Carl Nielsen's first opera Saul og David updates the action to the present-day Middle east and, while well-sung, comes off as overly simplistic.

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David Karlin

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Singing and stage direction impress in Britten’s The Turn of the Screw in Copenhagen