Longborough festival opera, Moreton-in-MarshA terrific cast, led by Tom Randle, emphasise the violence in this version of the Monteverdi opera, transposed to a traumatised modern-day Ithaca "Monteverdi's Flying Circus" was the affectionate nickname given to an ENO production of The Coronation of Poppea, but with its specially adapted tent and suitably trimmed score, this new Longborough festival opera version of the composer's Il Ritorno d'Ulisse merits that label too. There's no flying trapeze,...
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The Guardian - 14 Jul 2021 17:30
Longborough festival opera, Moreton-in-MarshA terrific cast, led by Tom Randle, emphasise the violence in this version of the Monteverdi opera, transposed to a traumatised modern-day Ithaca "Monteverdi's Flying Circus" was the affectionate nickname given to an ENO production of The Coronation of Poppea, but with its specially adapted tent and suitably trimmed score, this new Longborough festival opera version of the composer's Il Ritorno d'Ulisse merits that label too. There's no flying trapeze,...
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