Bachtrack logo

The underworld upstairs: Monteverdi's L'Orfeo at the Gatehouse, Hampstead

Loading, please wait...
See full listing
Reviewed at Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London on 9 November 2012
Monteverdi, L'Orfeo (Orpheus), SV318
Oliver-John Ruthven, Conductor
Matthew Eberhardt, Director
Musica Poetica
Anne Ridler
Edmund Hastings, Orfeo
Natalie Perez, La musica
Sophie Yelland, Proserpina
Theresa Pells, La messaggiera
Ian Helm, Plutone
A heartening return to live opera at Highgate's Lauderdale House
***11
HGO serve up a treat with La bohème redux
****1
Singing triumphs: Monteverdi's Poppea, Hampstead Garden Opera
***11
Tragic tears of a clown: Cav and Pag at Hampstead Garden Opera
****1
The very model of a modern sexual opportunist
****1
Slick and contemporary: HGO's Xerses
****1
More reviews...
Related articles
Loading image...
Street-smart and subversive: Ailish Tynan talks Così fan tutte
Loading image...
Family affairs: Catharine Woodward on singing Brünnhilde in Regents Opera’s Ring
Loading image...
Opera in the blood: Speranza Scappucci
Loading image...
Songs from home: Magdalena Kožená in conversation