Spectacular riddles: Serban's Turandot returns to Covent Garden

Par Dominic Lowe, 07 juillet 2017

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“some fine pianissimi and diminuendi packed an emotional punch straight to the gut”

Critique faite à Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Londres, le 5 juillet 2017

Puccini, Turandot

The Royal Opera

Dan Ettinger, Direction

Andrei Șerban, Mise en scène

Sally Jacobs, Décors

Christine Goerke, Turandot

Aleksandrs Antoņenko, Calaf

Hibla Gerzmava, Liù

Insung Sim, Timur

Robin Leggate, Empereur Altoum

Michel de Souza, Ping

Aled Hall, Pang

Pavel Petrov, Pong

Yuriy Yurchuk, Mandarin

Royal Opera Chorus

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Kate Flatt, Chorégraphie

Richard Jones’ clunky Samson et Dalila returns to Covent Garden

Dominic Lowe, 13th May

With Aigul Akhmetshina and Seokjong Baek in the title roles, there are reasons to be optimistic, but The Royal Opera’s revival of Richard Jones’ production is a mixed bag.

***11

Peter Grimes drops anchor again at The Royal Opera

Christopher Woodley, 5th May

Allan Clayton and Sir Bryn Terfel lead a strong cast in a revival of Deborah Warner's dark staging of Britten's signature work at Covent Garden.

****1

Two funerals and a bedding at the Linbury Theatre

Eleanor Knight, 1st May

Tales of love and loss as operas by Elena Langer, Charlotte Bray and Elizabeth Maconchy form a varied triple bill in this showcase for The Royal Opera’s Jette Parker Artists.

****1

The Turn of the Screw at RBO Linbury: Darkness and denial

Eleanor Knight, 26th March

Natalie Abrahami’s mesmerising new production of Britten’s ghostly tale of sexual abuse is very dark indeed.

*****

A riveting Rigoletto revival at the Royal Opera House

Dominic Lowe, 25th March

Sir Mark Elder celebrates 50 years at Covent Garden by returning to his first opera there in 1976 – Verdi's Rigoletto – in a revival of Oliver Mears' excellent 2021 production.

****1

Siegfried at the RBO: Kosky and Pappano surprise and delight

David Karlin, 17th March

A revelatory orchestral performance and a cast led by Andreas Schager, Christopher Maltman and Elisabeth Strid make this a Siegfried for the record books.

*****

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Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.