Korngold's extravagant opera The Dead City staged in style by ENO

William Morgan, Clare Presland, Lauren Bridle. Rhian Lois and Innocent Masuku

Rolf Romei (Paul)

Rolf Romei (Paul) and Audun Iversen (Frank)

Allison Oakes (Marietta) and Lauren Bridle (Marie)

Allison Oakes (Marietta) and Audun Iversen (Frank)

ENO Chorus

Von Mark Valencia, 27 März 2023

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“a psychotic landscape of Paul’s imagining as he pursues his vision of the dead Marie”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: The London Coliseum, London, am 25 März 2023

Korngold, Die Tote Stadt

English National Opera

Kirill Karabits, Musikalische Leitung

Annilese Miskimmon, Regie

English National Opera Orchestra

English National Opera Chorus

Rolf Romei, Paul

Allison Oakes, Marietta

Dame Sarah Connolly, Brigitta

Audun Iversen, Frank, Fritz

Rhian Lois, Juliette

Clare Presland, Lucienne

Innocent Masuku, Gaston

Hubert Francis, Graf Albert

William Morgan, Victorin

Glass' Echnaton der ENO

David Karlin, 4th March

Phelim McDermott begibt sich in Philip Glass' Altes Ägypten: eine Produktion mit Starauftritt von Anthony Roth Costanzo, die zu sehen und zu hören absolut fesselnd ist.

*****

Stacheldraht und Haferschleim: ENOs Forza del destino

Mark Pullinger, 9th November

Calixto Bieitos neue Produktion von Verdis Die Macht des Schicksals für die Englische Nationalopar ist - für ihn - eine zahme Angelegenheit.

***11

Wagners Meistersinger in Topqualität

David Karlin, 7th February

Die ENO war in der letzten Woche aus den falschen Gründen in den Nachrichten und Richard Jones' Meistersinger von Nürnberg musste dringend eine großartie Produktion werden. Mit einer glänzenden Vorstellung von Iain Paterson ist sie das.

*****

Reality television: ENO’s Angel’s Bone in Manchester

Lawrence Dunn, 12th May

Kip Williams and ENO mount an extraordinary new production of Du Yun and Royce Vavrek’s multifaceted opera, with performances of great emotional directness broadcast live on camera.

*****

ENO’s Mahagonny: biting, bleak, brilliantly executed satire

David Karlin, 16th February

Never has Brecht and Weill’s satire on the inhumanity of man to man been render with such utter darkness; Simon O’Neill heads up a superb cast.

*****

Taken for a ride: an energetic revival of Così fan tutte at ENO

Dominic Lowe, 6th February

English National Opera's revival of Phelim McDermott’s popular production is a blend of spectacle with some first-class singing, with Lucy Crowe emphasising her Mozartian credentials.

****1

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Mark Valencia

Mark has worked in arts journalism for four decades, both as a writer and as a French-English translator. Nowadays he focuses his energies on reviewing opera and music. Mark also writes for Opera magazine and for Musical America as a correspondent for Europe and the UK.