Performer: Sabine Theunissen

GlyndebourneL’OrfeoNew production

Glyndebourne Opera House, Jun 14, 18, 21, 24, 27, Jul 03, 07, 10, 12, 18, 20, 23, 25

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo (Orpheus), SV318

Jonathan Cohen; William Kentridge; Glyndebourne Festival Opera; Sabine Theunissen; Greta Goiris; Urs Schöenbaum; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

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COC triumphs with Kentridge’s brilliantly conceived Wozzeck

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John Gilks, 25 Apr

William Kentridge's production of Berg’s Wozzeck has it all: wonderfully imaginative and disturbing designs, terrific acting and singing plus fabulous orchestral playing.

*****

Bleak and hopeless: William Kentridge's Wozzeck at the Met

Robert Levine, 02 Jan

Despite theatrical drawbacks, this Wozzeck is heartily recommended due to Yannick Nézet-Séguin's staggering understanding of all facets of Berg's score.

****1

Barbed wire fences and gas masks: Wozzeck in Sydney

Zoltán Szabó, 30 Jan

Kentridge’s use of video technology creates another, highly complex, visual score next to Berg’s sonic one.

****1