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Keeping it surreal: Martinů double-bill at the Royal Academy of Music

Royal Academy Opera company in Martinů’s Alexandre bis (1937)
© Craig Fuller
Martinů’s Comedy on the Bridge (1935)
© Craig Fuller
Samuel Stopford (Oscar) in Alexander bis
© Craig Fuller
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“more winks and nudges than a hen weekend”
Reviewed at Royal Academy of Music: Susie Sainsbury Theatre, London on 8 May 2024
Martinů, Comedy on the Bridge
Martinů, Alexandre Bis
Royal Academy Opera
Lada Valešová, Conductor
Rachael Hewer, Director
Leanne Vandenbussche, Set Designer
Kevin Treacy, Lighting Designer
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***11
Royal Academy Opera stages a magical Zauberflöte
****1
A dystopian Hansel und Gretel at the RAM
***11
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****1
Emotion and mayhem: a golden double bill from Royal Academy Opera
****1
By Jove! A terrific Semele at the Royal Academy of Music
****1
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