A must-see revival of Turnage's Greek

By Andrew Benson-Wilson, 29 September 2011

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Reviewed at Anvil, Basingstoke, Basingstoke on 21 September 2011

Turnage, Greek

Music Theatre Wales

Sally Silver, Soprano

Marcus Farnsworth, Baritone

Louise Winter, Mezzo-soprano

Gwion Thomas, Baritone

Glass' The Trial reaches Cardiff

Peter Reynolds, 7th November

Philip Glass finds a new simplicity in an impressive première production of The Trial from Music Theatre Wales.

****1

Music Theatre Wales: The Killing Flower

Jaime Robles, 24th October

Music Theatre Wales’ production of Salvatore Sciarrino’s The Killing Flower begins in darkness. Michael McCarthy’s highly stylized production fits with the music, which is a fitting interpretation of extreme emotions: love that knows no control and no reason.

***11

Music Theatre Wales: Greek

Charlotte Valori, 21st October

Greek packs a punch. Especially in Music Theatre Wales’ simple production, here at the Royal Opera House Linbury Studio Theatre. Mark-Antony Turnage’s music brings Steven Berkoff’s play to life.

****1

"Greek" - An Anti-Opera

Max Woods, 25th July

When is an opera not an opera? Some would answer this question with “when it’s a musical”, but such a response says more about our own preconceptions of what opera and musical theatre represent than it does about the works themselves.

*****

Anna Netrebko shines in Vienna’s timeless Tosca

Laura Servidei, 18th April

In a world where opera productions often stray into the abstract, the Wiener Staatsoper’s Tosca offers a refreshing return to tradition – and Anna Netrebko delivers a splendid performance.

****1

Weinberg’s The Passenger at Dutch National Opera

Clare Varney, 17th April

Tobias Kratzer's 2024 Munich production makes its way to Amsterdam, proving that Weinberg's opera has the power to transfix.

****1

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