Review: Opera North's Alcina at Newcastle Theatre Royal
To an initiate the plot of Handel’s opera Alicina can be quite baffling, with its cross currents of love, betrayal and rejection between the…
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The week in classical: Alcina; Bajazet; Pavel Kolesnikov – review
In a tale of two 1735 works, Opera North miss a trick on Handel’s fantasy island while Irish National Opera explore every sizzling note of Vivaldi
Source: theguardian.com
Review: Handel's Alcina, Opera North, Leeds Grand Theatre, Saturday 5th February 2022
HANDEL’S last great operatic success could almost be an 18th century version of I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Source: wharfedaleobserver.co.uk
Alcina, Opera North review - flat update redeemed by excellent performances
Musically enjoyable but visually prosaic staging, low on magic Review by Graham Rickson
Source: theartsdesk.com
Alcina review – Opera North clear clutter but there's minimal magic on this enchanted isle | Opera
Handel’s opera is full of glorious music but its improbable plot makes it difficult to stage; Tim Albery’s intelligent production only fitfully succeeds
Source: theguardian.com
Alcina, Leeds Grand Theatre, Opera North, review: doesn't get a Handel on the magic
This new, sustainable production brings flashes of lucidity, but too often Handel's opera is buried under a pile of odd decisions
Source: telegraph.co.uk