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

Amy Ní Fhearraigh

Ronan Leahy

Stephanie Dufresne, Ronan Leahy

Par David Karlin, 15 janvier 2023

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

Critique faite à Royal Opera House: Linbury Theatre, Londres, le 15 janvier 2023

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Sinéad Wallace, Lumières

Irish National Opera Orchestra

Muirne Bloomer, Chorégraphie

Amy Ní Fhearraigh, Soprano

Stephanie Dufresne, Comédien

Ronan Leahy, Comédien

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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