14 September 2017 at 1.00pm | 5 Comments
I might have said it before but I repeat, 'Mozart is genius!' And this McVicar's production is a gem. #ROHzauberflote
— Yosh M (@yoshkosh10) September 12, 2017
A glorious evening @RoyalOperaHouse Thank you for lifting my evening heavenwards especially papageno #magicflute #ROHzauberflote
— isy mead (@IsyMead) September 12, 2017
Fantastic all round but biggest reception for a superb Roderick Williams, Julia Jones/orch and boys trio at #ROHzauberflote
— Edward Qualtrough (@QedwardRobert) September 12, 2017
What an amazing evening at #ROHzauberflote (The Magic Flute) after a long day at work, a true masterpiece! pic.twitter.com/iELDvJavij
— Yinbo Yu (@Yinbo_Yu) September 12, 2017
A fleet - some might say brisk - #ROHzauberflote, with a very funny, immensely likeable, beautifully sung Papageno from Roderick Williams pic.twitter.com/23seTI2KtF
— Jamie Henderson (@jsdhenderson) September 12, 2017
#ROHzauberflote Loved ROHOrchestra revelatory response to J Jones' conducting
— Judith De Witt (@JudithDeWitt) September 12, 2017
Lovely debut from @siobhanstagg as Pamina and great Papageno from Roderick Williams tonight in an enjoyable #ROHzauberflote pic.twitter.com/5j10ASBkhk
— Mary Heffs (@HeffsM) September 12, 2017
@RoyalOperaHouse #magicflute was an unbelievable travel in fantasyland, I laughed & cried. Actors were amazing. Scenography also rocked! ????
— Ernest Radal (@ErnestRadal) September 12, 2017
Press reviews:
Times (£) ★★★★
Financial Times ★★★★
The Stage ★★★★
Arts Desk ★★★★
Bachtrack ★★★★
What did you think of Die Zauberflöte?
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14 September 2017 at 1.00pm
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It's a great 'Show', Roderick Williams singing and acting are really great. I particularly enjoyed Mika Kares; not quite so excited about Peter Bronder.
I've never seen the opera realised with so much humour; the house was laughing its head off.
Congratulations!
Enjoyed it very much when I saw it on Thursday. It reminded me of how very weak the libretto is - if it weren't for the music, this work would have been forgotten by 1815 ! Once the Q of the Night's (I see Kobbé calls her 'the Queen of Night') voice matures a bit in 5-10 years she could be one of the greats! And she can act. Only qualification of any substance is that the vertical possibilities of the acting space (talking about blocked acting, not flying machinery) are little used, with an overall flattening effect. I can see why in that design, but...
Sabine absolutely stole the show. Musically she was awesome but the costume/ make up/ wig combo with her natural phsiognomy made her truely outstanding.
No glockenspiel/magic bells heard at the 7th October performance? What happened? Their absence made the whole performance disappointing.
Disappointed in the 5th October Queen of the Night - not very incisive. It's not enough simply to sing in tune and this Queen lacked any spirit