Scottish Opera’s production of Philip Glass and Christopher Hampton's The Trial says less about Kafka’s vision of an absurd world and more about the absurdity of contemporary operatic conventions.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-01-27UTC10:45:43+00:002017-01-26Scottish Opera’s production of Philip Glass and Christopher Hampton's The Trial says less about Kafka’s vision of an absurd world and more about the absurdity of contemporary operatic conventions.Unfulfilled potential in Philip Glass' The Trialen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-glass-the-trial-scottish-opera-glasgow-january-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngGregor Forbeshttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/21557https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/21557https://bachtrack.com/files/38222-gregor_forbes.jpgGregor Forbes is a composer and pianist based in Glasgow. He is a student at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, having graduated from the University of Cambridge Music Tripos in 2014. Besides his main musical activities, Gregor enjoys writing about music, organising concerts and conducting, and has interests in visual art and film.https://bachtrack.com/files/51951-trial-daniel-norman--nicholas-lester-and-paul-carey-jones-credit-james-glossop.jpg510340Daniel Norman, Nicholas Lester (Josef K) and Paul Carey JonesJames Glossop2017-Jan-24, Theatre Royal: The Trialhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/theatre-royal-43/the-trial/24-january-2017/19-152017-01-242017-01-28Theatre RoyalGlasgowScotlandUnited KingdomG2 3QA55.866092-4.256785https://www.scottishopera.org.uk/our-operas/16-17/the-trial?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/65406-scottish-opera-logo.jpg2
John Joubert's opera setting of Charlotte Brontë's masterpiece received its long-awaited world premiere by the English Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Kenneth Woods, with a luminous central performance by soprano April Fredrick.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-10-28UTC09:44:54+00:002016-10-27John Joubert's opera setting of Charlotte Brontë's masterpiece received its long-awaited world premiere by the English Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Kenneth Woods, with a luminous central performance by soprano April Fredrick.April Fredrick astonishes in world première of Joubert's Jane Eyreen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-joubert-jane-eyre-woods-fredrick-stout-birmingham-october-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngPamela Nashhttps://bachtrack.com/files/48021-jane-eyre-april-fredrick-c-pierre-joubert-resized.jpg300450April FredrickPierre Joubert2016-Oct-25, Ruddock PAC: Jane Eyrehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/ruddock-pac/jane-eyre/25-october-2016/19-302016-10-252016-10-25Ruddock Performing Arts CentreBirminghamWest MidlandsUnited KingdomB15 2UAKing Edward's School & King Edward VI High School
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2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-11-10UTC12:29:20+00:002014-11-10Philip Glass finds a new simplicity in an impressive première production of The Trial from Music Theatre Wales. Glass' The Trial in Cardiff: a new distillation and soundworlden_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-trial-glass-music-theatre-wales-november-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngPeter Reynoldshttps://bachtrack.com/files/7243-trial_johnny_herford_josef_nicholas_folwell_priest.jpg510345Johnny Herford (Josef K) and Nicholas Folwell (Priest)Clive Barda2014-Nov-07, Sherman Cymru: The Trialhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/sherman-cymru/the-trial/07-november-2014/19-302014-11-072014-11-07Sherman CymruCardiffWalesUnited KingdomCF24 4YESenghennydd Road51.4883758-3.17682164
Greek packs a punch. Especially in Music Theatre Wales’ simple production, here at the Royal Opera House Linbury Studio Theatre. Mark-Antony Turnage’s music brings Steven Berkoff’s play to life.
2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-12-18UTC16:58:34+00:002013-10-22Charlotte Valori reviews Mark Anthony Turnage’s Greek, in Music Theatre Wales’s production at the Linbury Studio, Royal Opera HouseDing, dong, the Sphinx is dead: Greek at ROH Linburyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-oct-2013-greek-linbury-studioBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCharlotte Valorihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/files/173-charlotte_valori.jpgCharlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.https://bachtrack.com/files/3236-greek_1.jpg400400Marcus Farnsworth as EddyClive Barda2013-Oct-21, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: Greekhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-oct-2013-greek-linbury-studio2013-10-212013-10-21Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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Combining Steven Berkoff’s brutally in-yer-face libretto with the gutsy music of Mark-Anthony Turnage was bound to be an explosive mix. The result was Greek, Turnage’s first opera (or, more accurately, Singspiel), first performed in 1988 and now given an inspiring new airing from Music Theatre Wales. Berkoff’s text was adapted from his own play, based on the Oedipus myth.
2011Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:20:30+00:002011-09-29Andrew Benson-Wilson reviews Marc-Anthony Turnage's opera "Greek", based on the Steven Berkoff play and touring with Music Theatre WalesA must-see revival of Turnage's Greeken_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-turnage-greek-music-theatre-walesBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAndrew Benson-Wilsonhttps://bachtrack.com/files/750-110630_0110_greek__1.jpg400400 Clive Barda2011-Sep-21, Anvil, Basingstoke: Greekhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-turnage-greek-music-theatre-wales2011-09-212011-09-21Anvil, BasingstokeBasingstokeSouth-EastUnited KingdomRG21 7QR51.2681850119966-1.09079003334045http://www.anvilarts.org.uk/whats-on/11/sep/greek?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/9868-greek.jpg5
When is an opera not an opera? Some would answer this question with “when it’s a musical”, but such a response says more about our own preconceptions of what opera and musical theatre represent than it does about the works themselves.