Irish National Opera’s Least like the other at the Linbury

Amy Ní Fhearraigh

Ronan Leahy

Stephanie Dufresne, Ronan Leahy

Por David Karlin, 15 enero 2023

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“a tough story which makes us question our own attitudes to mental illness”

Crítica hecha desde Royal Opera House: Linbury Theatre, Londres el 15 enero 2023

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Netia Jones, Dirección de escena, Diseño de escena, Diseño de vestuario

Sinéad Wallace, Diseño de iluminación

Irish National Opera Orchestra

Muirne Bloomer, Coreografía

Amy Ní Fhearraigh, Soprano

Stephanie Dufresne, Actor

Ronan Leahy, Actor

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.

Irish National Opera’s Least like the other at the Linbury: a horrific tale cogently told