https://adelethomasdirector.com adelethomasdirector.com Sat, 20 Sep 2025 14:24:44 +0000 https://adelethomasdirector.com en https://adelethomasdirector.com/Index Thu, 09 Jun 2022 09:55:06 +0000 adelethomasdirector.com https://adelethomasdirector.com/Index https://adelethomasdirector.com/About Thu, 09 Jun 2022 09:55:06 +0000 adelethomasdirector.com https://adelethomasdirector.com/About Adele Thomas&nbsp; is an award-winning director, working internationally in Opera and Music Theatre <img width="2981" height="1730" width_o="2981" height_o="1730" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3b583b135161d83dd571c6b958dd69377e09f170bce5ca2361578e8559960022/adele_thisbig-duotone.jpg" data-mid="148248112" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3b583b135161d83dd571c6b958dd69377e09f170bce5ca2361578e8559960022/adele_thisbig-duotone.jpg" /> Adele is Co-General Director and CEO of Welsh National Opera with Sarah Crabtree. Born and raised in Port Talbot, South Wales, Adele is based in Cardiff. Her work is noted for its highly dynamic, intensely physical and visually striking stagings. Her directorial style is evident in the stripping back of the work, placing emphasis on gripping storytelling and detailed character relationships, emphasising the power of the body in space. Adele is a founding member of Freelancers Make Theatre Work; an advocacy group campaigning on behalf of freelance theatre workers during COVID-19. Adele is an Honorary Fellow of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University. Adele is the presenter, writer and producer of the podcast series GHOST SHOWS, which has been co-produced by Curtain Call and Freelancers Make Theatre Work. Adele is an alumni of the RTYDS scheme and the National Theatre Young Director’s Course.&nbsp; Awards and nominations include: Nomination: 2022 International Opera Award: Director Nomination: 2022 Olivier Award for Best New Opera Production (Bajazet) Nomination: 2020 Olivier Award for Best New Opera Production (Berenice) MTW Award Best Visiting Production (The Weir) ITV Theatre Director Scheme recipient Argus Angel (The Bloody Ballad) What's on Stage / Musical Theatre Network Award for Best Musical and Best Music (The Bloody Ballad) Scotsman/Brighton Fringe Award for Emerging Talent (The Bloody Ballad) Theatre in Wales Awards – Best Ensemble and Best Music (The Bloody Ballad) 2008 Dirty Protest Award - Best Director (Repeat) Writers Guild of Great Britain Committee Award (Encouragement of new writing). Upcoming work include: TANNHÄUSER (Theatre Magdeburg),&nbsp;BALLO IN MASCHERA (Opernhaus Zürich/ Edinburgh International Festival) Recent Opera work includes: BALLO IN MASCHERA (Opernhaus Zürich), RIGOLETTO (Welsh National Opera), IL TROVATORE (Royal Opera House), SEMELE (Glyndebourne), IN THE REALMS OF SORROW (London Handel Festival/ Stone Nest), BAJAZET (Royal Opera House and Irish National Opera co-production),&nbsp;IL TROVATORE (Opernhaus Zurich and Royal Opera House co-production) 4/4 , APOLLO E DAFNE and BERENICE (Royal Opera House,&nbsp;COSI FAN TUTTE (Northern Ireland Opera and remounted at Nevil Holt Opera) Previous theatre and music theare work includes: THE MEMORY OF WATER (Nottingham Playhouse) THE WEIR (ETT) MACBETH (TOBACCO FACTORY) EYAM THE ORESEIA THE KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE and THOMAS TALLIS (Shakespeare's Globe) THE GOLDEN HOUR as part of Unusual Unions (Royal Court) THE BLOODY BALLAD THE FORSYTHE SISTERS (Gagglebabble) THE PASSION and THE PASSION: ONE YEAR ON (as Project Associate for National Theatre Wales) UNDER MILK WOOD (Royal &amp; Derngate) Photograph by Huw Evans https://adelethomasdirector.com/Press Fri, 08 Jul 2022 14:12:44 +0000 adelethomasdirector.com https://adelethomasdirector.com/Press https://adelethomasdirector.com/Tannhauser Sat, 20 Sep 2025 14:24:44 +0000 adelethomasdirector.com https://adelethomasdirector.com/Tannhauser Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Theater Magdeburg <img width="7035" height="4690" width_o="7035" height_o="4690" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e1bab5b5e10569d098b3120dd7c0e0d2dc0264f02daa7cdfd9e38012f943ef5b/TheaterMD_Tannhaeuser_HPK_010_Foto_Andreas_Lander.jpg" data-mid="238469384" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e1bab5b5e10569d098b3120dd7c0e0d2dc0264f02daa7cdfd9e38012f943ef5b/TheaterMD_Tannhaeuser_HPK_010_Foto_Andreas_Lander.jpg" /> Cast:&nbsp;James J. Kee&nbsp;/ Aurora Marthens / Jadwiga Postrożna /&nbsp;Marko Pantelić&nbsp;/Johannes Stermann /Aleksandr Nesterenko&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;Giorgi Mtchedlishvili&nbsp;/András Adamik / David Howes /&nbsp;&nbsp;Elvire Beekhuizen/ Anna Malesza-Kutny Dancers: Lukas Bisculm / Valeria Busdraghi / Viktoriia Cherkasova / Laia Vancells Pi Conductor: Erik Nielsen / Set and Costume Designer: Cécile Trémolières / Choreographer: Emma Woods / Photographer: Andreas Lander&nbsp; <img width="7035" height="4690" width_o="7035" height_o="4690" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9ecc4a76d4cdd0f64a9ac901f7acc7cbf98507062cbb8cf7fff3978c2c62c6be/TheaterMD_Tannhaeuser_HPK_067_Foto_Andreas_Lander.jpg" data-mid="238469385" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9ecc4a76d4cdd0f64a9ac901f7acc7cbf98507062cbb8cf7fff3978c2c62c6be/TheaterMD_Tannhaeuser_HPK_067_Foto_Andreas_Lander.jpg" />Conceived by Welsh director Adele Thomas as a revolutionary new production&nbsp;***** &nbsp;Kultura Extra <img width="4690" height="7035" width_o="4690" height_o="7035" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f880a859148f4757276ffed2b83157662ab061ff0ba9d926948d852f0d89259a/TheaterMD_Tannhaeuser_GP_132_Foto_Andreas_Lander.jpg" data-mid="238469377" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f880a859148f4757276ffed2b83157662ab061ff0ba9d926948d852f0d89259a/TheaterMD_Tannhaeuser_GP_132_Foto_Andreas_Lander.jpg" /> the director dares to present it in a virtually unvarnished manner, without a contemporary translation – and in doing so is perhaps more unsettling than any conventional zeitgeist-inspired adaptation would otherwiseOpern-Kritik <img width="7035" height="4690" width_o="7035" height_o="4690" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/842a7e5c9a6203ace963da443e741b75b9555bda9dbe1f1d90d40dfb4d6becbf/TheaterMD_Tannhaeuser_GP_140_Foto_Andreas_Lander.jpg" data-mid="238469379" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/842a7e5c9a6203ace963da443e741b75b9555bda9dbe1f1d90d40dfb4d6becbf/TheaterMD_Tannhaeuser_GP_140_Foto_Andreas_Lander.jpg" /> <img width="7035" height="4690" width_o="7035" height_o="4690" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2fd5bf620c263f293a2015643513dc2b87894993d60b9dbfbdfab6f9d8dfb4df/TheaterMD_Tannhaeuser_GP_100_Foto_Andreas_Lander.jpg" data-mid="238469371" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2fd5bf620c263f293a2015643513dc2b87894993d60b9dbfbdfab6f9d8dfb4df/TheaterMD_Tannhaeuser_GP_100_Foto_Andreas_Lander.jpg" /> <img width="4690" height="7035" width_o="4690" height_o="7035" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7633dac708fc8864455e85965d6b0316efe50839cf4753f8f5081135944bb65a/TheaterMD_Tannhaeuser_HPK_272_Foto_Andreas_Lander.jpg" data-mid="238469392" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7633dac708fc8864455e85965d6b0316efe50839cf4753f8f5081135944bb65a/TheaterMD_Tannhaeuser_HPK_272_Foto_Andreas_Lander.jpg" /> <img width="7035" height="4690" width_o="7035" height_o="4690" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3f57a78f5663ece706d5f6e8d2f7981aa16683abd526c9123c8b25e25b0f60ca/TheaterMD_Tannhaeuser_GP_166_Foto_Andreas_Lander.jpg" data-mid="238469381" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3f57a78f5663ece706d5f6e8d2f7981aa16683abd526c9123c8b25e25b0f60ca/TheaterMD_Tannhaeuser_GP_166_Foto_Andreas_Lander.jpg" /><img width="7035" height="4690" width_o="7035" height_o="4690" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d73c5f20230c281588ac3401c072abc19bf0134b3b7dfaa579b0de26d2426405/TheaterMD_Tannhaeuser_HPK_178_Foto_Andreas_Lander.jpg" data-mid="238469388" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d73c5f20230c281588ac3401c072abc19bf0134b3b7dfaa579b0de26d2426405/TheaterMD_Tannhaeuser_HPK_178_Foto_Andreas_Lander.jpg" /> <img width="7035" height="4690" width_o="7035" height_o="4690" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5486113d95d47a27f15d071d4bafcd47b2c72c659731dcc8dc2f8c346fb9a843/TheaterMD_Tannhaeuser_GP_050_Foto_Andreas_Lander.jpg" data-mid="238469368" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5486113d95d47a27f15d071d4bafcd47b2c72c659731dcc8dc2f8c346fb9a843/TheaterMD_Tannhaeuser_GP_050_Foto_Andreas_Lander.jpg" /><img width="7035" height="4690" width_o="7035" height_o="4690" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c9cafb2f940e2545552b1022bb961751b5c7a99b590a4c29a6cf53dc2e78db3f/TheaterMD_Tannhaeuser_HPK_240_Foto_Andreas_Lander.jpg" data-mid="238469390" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c9cafb2f940e2545552b1022bb961751b5c7a99b590a4c29a6cf53dc2e78db3f/TheaterMD_Tannhaeuser_HPK_240_Foto_Andreas_Lander.jpg" /> Director Thomas brings a fresh and eye-catching style to the Wagner epic. The ensemble and orchestra are unique and flawless [...] What a season opening! Tag 24 https://adelethomasdirector.com/Un-Ballo-in-Maschera Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:01:31 +0000 adelethomasdirector.com https://adelethomasdirector.com/Un-Ballo-in-Maschera Un Ballo in Maschera by Giuseppe Verdi &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Opernhaus Zürich <img width="5000" height="3177" width_o="5000" height_o="3177" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ac948e0be16d070c7e716e0168f8495166a63f6207207a50526d7ac36dc2899f/ballo_KHP__Herwig_PRAMMER_O9A1368.jpg" data-mid="223412632" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ac948e0be16d070c7e716e0168f8495166a63f6207207a50526d7ac36dc2899f/ballo_KHP__Herwig_PRAMMER_O9A1368.jpg" /> Cast: Charles Castronovo / George Petean / Erika Grimaldi / Agnieszka Rehlis / Katharina Konradi / Steffan Lloyd Owen / Brent Michael Smith / Stanislav Vorobyov / Martin Zysset / Álvaro Diana Sanchez Dancers: Jessica Falceri / Noa Joanna Ryff / Sara Peña / Sara Pennella / Chiara Viscido / Cristian Alex Assis / Pietro Cono Genova / Davide Pillera / Daniele Romano / Roberto Tallarigo Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda /&nbsp;Set and Costume Designer: Hannah Clark / Lighting Designer: Franck Evin /&nbsp;Video Designer:&nbsp;Tieni Burkhalter&nbsp;/ Choreographer: Emma Woods / Staff Director: Steven Whiting /&nbsp;Photographer: Herwig Prammer <img width="5000" height="3553" width_o="5000" height_o="3553" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a915453141b1d0284d1b4c798d478536a0950b1775b4ba4730469854d6cd3e31/ballo_KHP__Herwig_PRAMMER_R3_9451.jpg" data-mid="223412638" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a915453141b1d0284d1b4c798d478536a0950b1775b4ba4730469854d6cd3e31/ballo_KHP__Herwig_PRAMMER_R3_9451.jpg" />The entire new production of Verdi's masterful opera Un Ballo In Maschera, directed by Adele Thomas at the Zurich Opera House, is of outstanding greatness&nbsp; Opera Aktuel <img width="3411" height="5000" width_o="3411" height_o="5000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e57fa642dc689020dd4adca5f2af03a91d8f20f5717ef9d4b60c2f7b42cfdc89/ballo_KHP__Herwig_PRAMMER_R3_8835.jpg" data-mid="223412634" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e57fa642dc689020dd4adca5f2af03a91d8f20f5717ef9d4b60c2f7b42cfdc89/ballo_KHP__Herwig_PRAMMER_R3_8835.jpg" /> <img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/82b7b350ab23cca0798ea5a66ef87207d381a22bc8d2da8cb1721d2d700faac8/ballo_GP__Herwig_PRAMMER_R5_2579.jpg" data-mid="223412630" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/82b7b350ab23cca0798ea5a66ef87207d381a22bc8d2da8cb1721d2d700faac8/ballo_GP__Herwig_PRAMMER_R5_2579.jpg" /><img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7d4aa56cf8389c39552d9903991758a573d276b7ba4fb46a5103d4bfd15e75e2/ballo_OHP__Herwig_PRAMMER_R3_1184.jpg" data-mid="223412652" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7d4aa56cf8389c39552d9903991758a573d276b7ba4fb46a5103d4bfd15e75e2/ballo_OHP__Herwig_PRAMMER_R3_1184.jpg" /> The constantly turning wheel (of fate) thus becomes a coherent symbol for the unstoppable course of the tragic plot.Bachtrack **** <img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/610885c78868dac19b96715004c0de00c13732337ba6ace0c7b6d7767f08d08c/ballo_KHP__Herwig_PRAMMER_R3_9114.jpg" data-mid="223412636" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/610885c78868dac19b96715004c0de00c13732337ba6ace0c7b6d7767f08d08c/ballo_KHP__Herwig_PRAMMER_R3_9114.jpg" />This premiere of Un Ballo in Maschera was an opera performance at a high level, in which the production brought excellent singers to the fore. Opera Gazet <img width="3449" height="5000" width_o="3449" height_o="5000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/87230ce8b53071b7c7619ad22442fac0c07201817a1fc696d97328f3f7f12158/ballo_KHP__Herwig_PRAMMER_R3_8927.jpg" data-mid="223412635" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/87230ce8b53071b7c7619ad22442fac0c07201817a1fc696d97328f3f7f12158/ballo_KHP__Herwig_PRAMMER_R3_8927.jpg" /> <img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c5a7593a5e2f3c4b368907146b264472aaf0848a5490c7992e61ee65ba5a9141/ballo_KHP__Herwig_PRAMMER_R3_9253.jpg" data-mid="223412637" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c5a7593a5e2f3c4b368907146b264472aaf0848a5490c7992e61ee65ba5a9141/ballo_KHP__Herwig_PRAMMER_R3_9253.jpg" /><img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/77af8f2f33846b679ab0ae4f6fe4f57e32136db79d66a793db3427914984d075/ballo_OHP__Herwig_PRAMMER_O9A1693.jpg" data-mid="223412641" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/77af8f2f33846b679ab0ae4f6fe4f57e32136db79d66a793db3427914984d075/ballo_OHP__Herwig_PRAMMER_O9A1693.jpg" /> An intelligent, enjoyable stage production Operawire The perfect balance between comedy and tragedy [...] First rateForum Opera **** One would like to see more of thisTages-anzeiger <img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f1c2fa216d441fee99bc1dabd78f518527d2a8e462d093b57c643580cf41e121/ballo_GP__Herwig_PRAMMER_R5_2680.jpg" data-mid="223412631" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f1c2fa216d441fee99bc1dabd78f518527d2a8e462d093b57c643580cf41e121/ballo_GP__Herwig_PRAMMER_R5_2680.jpg" /><img width="5000" height="3393" width_o="5000" height_o="3393" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/46dcf83212fde2c151e918f85dfd31e2495d680d41c951fad56abe77ef8258f2/ballo_KHP__Herwig_PRAMMER_R3_0248.jpg" data-mid="223412633" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/46dcf83212fde2c151e918f85dfd31e2495d680d41c951fad56abe77ef8258f2/ballo_KHP__Herwig_PRAMMER_R3_0248.jpg" /> Precisely because the director merely makes offers (...) it appears more subversive under its supposedly faithful surface than any superficial updating NZZ https://adelethomasdirector.com/Rigoletto Sun, 15 Dec 2024 11:35:03 +0000 adelethomasdirector.com https://adelethomasdirector.com/Rigoletto Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi Welsh National Opera <img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/54c1f2809c708d093f021de2de0a47f33f91ada95fa0b4d24825e9dc7bb0d654/Rigoletto180924_photoRichardHubertSmith-3786.jpg" data-mid="223378572" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/54c1f2809c708d093f021de2de0a47f33f91ada95fa0b4d24825e9dc7bb0d654/Rigoletto180924_photoRichardHubertSmith-3786.jpg" />Cast: Daniel Luis de Vicente / Soraya Mafi / Raffaele Abete / Alyona Abramova / Nathanaël Tavernier / Paul Carey Jones / Zwakele Tshabalala / Martin Lloyd / Eiry Price / Alastair Moore / Sian Meinir / Francesca Saracino / Julian Boyce 
 Ensemble: Matthew Lloyd / Dafydd Weeks / Gerald Tyler / Edward Kirby &nbsp;/ Tom O’Gorman / Meredith Lewis Conductor: Pietro Rizzo /&nbsp;Set and Costume Designer: Annemarie Woods / Lighting Designer: Guy Hoare&nbsp; / Movement Director: Emma Woods / Fight Director: Kate Waters / Intimacy Director: Kev McCurdy /&nbsp;Photographer: Richard Hubert Smith The Times★★★★&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The Stage ★★★★The Telegraph ★★★★ &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Morning Star ★★★★ Buzz &nbsp;★★★★ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Reviewshub ★★★★★Bachtrack ★★★★ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Reviewgate ★★★★&nbsp; <img width="640" height="427" width_o="640" height_o="427" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aa7458d32e5d130cecff30c24ed18a2379bf67faedffd03d04e4ffa492ed05b7/Rigoletto180924_photoRichardHubertSmith-4700.jpg" data-mid="223378578" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/640/i/aa7458d32e5d130cecff30c24ed18a2379bf67faedffd03d04e4ffa492ed05b7/Rigoletto180924_photoRichardHubertSmith-4700.jpg" /> &nbsp;Maybe only when one encounters an exceptional staging, with musical standards to match, does it really hit home with its full power. That’s the case with Welsh National Opera’s new production by Adele Thomas, who makes her directorial debut with the company that she will co-lead from January next year. The Stage**** <img width="5000" height="3334" width_o="5000" height_o="3334" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3c32a17cca6f93225bb5a8d059278ee626d775766268f9a1536012afbfb728fe/Rigoletto180924_photoRichardHubertSmith-3658.jpg" data-mid="223378573" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3c32a17cca6f93225bb5a8d059278ee626d775766268f9a1536012afbfb728fe/Rigoletto180924_photoRichardHubertSmith-3658.jpg" /><img width="640" height="427" width_o="640" height_o="427" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5d29ac170720ae5a1b2c85b3554e68dab3d4d4cf66814a6c34d5aa9fe86acfb4/Rigoletto180924_photoRichardHubertSmith-5757.jpg" data-mid="223378583" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/640/i/5d29ac170720ae5a1b2c85b3554e68dab3d4d4cf66814a6c34d5aa9fe86acfb4/Rigoletto180924_photoRichardHubertSmith-5757.jpg" /> <img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/91ed3a3d38cd7f8345cbb30962fcb884256b70b2080b9bd33793a4fc8db546aa/Rigoletto180924_photoRichardHubertSmith-3901.jpg" data-mid="223378575" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/91ed3a3d38cd7f8345cbb30962fcb884256b70b2080b9bd33793a4fc8db546aa/Rigoletto180924_photoRichardHubertSmith-3901.jpg" /><img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eb225792ecb4e7fd129fa0f45e382a49482da99cb4026bee44e1f0d85dc21101/Rigoletto180924_photoRichardHubertSmith-5001.jpg" data-mid="223378579" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eb225792ecb4e7fd129fa0f45e382a49482da99cb4026bee44e1f0d85dc21101/Rigoletto180924_photoRichardHubertSmith-5001.jpg" /> Bold theatre and punchy singing from WNO The Times **** A powerful and disturbing battle cry &nbsp; The Telegraph ★★★★ A five-star winner for WNO Theatre Reviews North&nbsp;★★★★★&nbsp;A magnificent new Rigoletto with superb singing The Article&nbsp; <img width="640" height="427" width_o="640" height_o="427" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ffc76152876a87861f9bdbc314e6cfd3f7d567f3f9bec1cdbcbc92f98b436b99/Rigoletto180924_photoRichardHubertSmith-4319.jpg" data-mid="223378577" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/640/i/ffc76152876a87861f9bdbc314e6cfd3f7d567f3f9bec1cdbcbc92f98b436b99/Rigoletto180924_photoRichardHubertSmith-4319.jpg" /> &nbsp;A stunning production of Verdi’s masterpiece about betrayal and revenge. Morning Star **** <img width="640" height="427" width_o="640" height_o="427" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ec2775ce700b053a8a02c33ed9e814f2dea1a16748872d592ed3937405c6d277/Rigoletto180924_photoRichardHubertSmith-5435.jpg" data-mid="223378582" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/640/i/ec2775ce700b053a8a02c33ed9e814f2dea1a16748872d592ed3937405c6d277/Rigoletto180924_photoRichardHubertSmith-5435.jpg" /> Verdi’s dark masterpiece shines with stellar performances at WNO Buzz&nbsp;**** <img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4b0fab929860a7a9ace19ae87792f46bfa4ba1db47c88183459d526888fef259/Rigoletto180924_photoRichardHubertSmith-3808.jpg" data-mid="223378574" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4b0fab929860a7a9ace19ae87792f46bfa4ba1db47c88183459d526888fef259/Rigoletto180924_photoRichardHubertSmith-3808.jpg" /> This production is a showcase for the strengths that WNO has long come to represent. Not only do audiences get to enjoy world-class soloists, but the production also highlights the outstanding musical contributions of the chorus and orchestra. They are the beating heart of the company and must be protected at all costs. Reviews Hub ***** <img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d9023cfc03d0adfcbb9d2e5570544e3c219ba267f1e553f9b4eac6ee0b10ba71/Rigoletto180924_photoRichardHubertSmith-5014.jpg" data-mid="223378580" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d9023cfc03d0adfcbb9d2e5570544e3c219ba267f1e553f9b4eac6ee0b10ba71/Rigoletto180924_photoRichardHubertSmith-5014.jpg" /> https://adelethomasdirector.com/Et-Voila Sat, 14 Dec 2024 18:14:03 +0000 adelethomasdirector.com https://adelethomasdirector.com/Et-Voila Et Voila!! Opera Scenes&nbsp; National Opera Studio + Welsh National Opera <img width="2000" height="1331" width_o="2000" height_o="1331" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9a86d87f96f26f16538999e12fc121af3c5e6e0f1077989cd2e4b6424ae4212c/044etvoila23022023lowreskirstenmcternan.jpg" data-mid="223364891" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9a86d87f96f26f16538999e12fc121af3c5e6e0f1077989cd2e4b6424ae4212c/044etvoila23022023lowreskirstenmcternan.jpg" /> Scenes from Die Lustige Witwe by Franz Lehár/ Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss/ Rita by Gaetano Donizetti / Cendrillon by Pauline Viardot/ Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti/ La Princesse de Trébizonde by Jacques Offenbach/ Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas/ Manon by Jules Massenet/ A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Benjamin Britten/ La Fille du Régiment by Gaetano Donizetti Cast: Nikolina Hrkać /&nbsp;Robert Forrest&nbsp;/&nbsp;Rosalind Dobson /&nbsp;Georgia Mae Ellis /&nbsp;Heming Li /&nbsp;Smelo Mahlangu /&nbsp;Rhydian Jenkins /&nbsp;Sofia Kirwan-Baez /&nbsp;Camilla Seale /&nbsp;Aleksander Kaczuk-Jagielnik /&nbsp;Kira Kaplan /&nbsp;Jonathan Eyers Répétiteurs: Jacob Swindells /&nbsp;Johanna Kvam /&nbsp;Blanca Graciá Rodríguez Conductor: Karen Kamensek / Lighting Designer: Owain Davies / Stage Manager: &nbsp;Elizabeth Barry / Assistant Director: &nbsp;Christian Hey / Photographer: Kirsten McTernan <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/26ad296b61b3fa2c22645ecd5ec56926c81e1ac0713d495b414d47f2d28b1ce9/198etvoila23022023lowreskirstenmcternan.jpg" data-mid="223364893" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/26ad296b61b3fa2c22645ecd5ec56926c81e1ac0713d495b414d47f2d28b1ce9/198etvoila23022023lowreskirstenmcternan.jpg" /><img width="2000" height="1331" width_o="2000" height_o="1331" 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data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f41903a4ac6d703fe187147c6d46e26491b3434fb70b0b42f0218c25307e89c7/435etvoila23022023lowreskirstenmcternan.jpg" data-mid="223364900" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f41903a4ac6d703fe187147c6d46e26491b3434fb70b0b42f0218c25307e89c7/435etvoila23022023lowreskirstenmcternan.jpg" /> https://adelethomasdirector.com/Semele Thu, 21 Sep 2023 10:05:23 +0000 adelethomasdirector.com https://adelethomasdirector.com/Semele Semele by George Frideric Handel Glyndebourne <img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/78cc4073f5ec0f7056c0ec8443125a2a624eddb7a6039a6c6c14f9c6a5707698/SEMELE_170723_photoRichardHubertSmith-3789.jpg" data-mid="191459298" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/78cc4073f5ec0f7056c0ec8443125a2a624eddb7a6039a6c6c14f9c6a5707698/SEMELE_170723_photoRichardHubertSmith-3789.jpg" />Cast: Joelle Harvey / Stuart Jackson / Stephanie Wake-Edwards / Jennifer Johnston / Aryeh / Nussbaum Cohen / Samuel Mariño / Clive BayleyDancers: Robin Gladwin / Harriet Waghorn / Jonathan Mewett / Jack Richardson Conductor: Václav Luks / Choreographer:&nbsp;Emma Woods&nbsp;/ Set Designer: Annemarie Woods /&nbsp;Costume Designer: Hannah Clark&nbsp;/ Lighting Designer: Peter Mumford + Rick Fisher&nbsp; Photographer:&nbsp;Richard Hubert Smith ★★★★ This, though, is a consistent and thoughtful interpretation of a gloriously eclectic piece The Arts Desk Remarkable Opera ★★★★ a fresh angle on the incendiary story &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Evening Standard ★★★★ Adele Thomas’ new production fo Glyndebourne makes a good case for its operatic credentials. Bachtrack <img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/db2f46e9a18a2c29e82c20c615e512f97fe44023b89222291538b3b78515c882/SEMELE_170723_photoRichardHubertSmith-5393.jpg" data-mid="191459312" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/db2f46e9a18a2c29e82c20c615e512f97fe44023b89222291538b3b78515c882/SEMELE_170723_photoRichardHubertSmith-5393.jpg" /> <img width="4861" height="3241" width_o="4861" height_o="3241" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0054ad1b060b7961eae8aca66db14f81a5dc8cab5c401934cda1ebb9d2890179/SEMELE_170723_photoRichardHubertSmith-3508.jpg" data-mid="191459296" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0054ad1b060b7961eae8aca66db14f81a5dc8cab5c401934cda1ebb9d2890179/SEMELE_170723_photoRichardHubertSmith-3508.jpg" /><img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f927702cf0ae6d2d3d7500d8e47a6448d8689a0736e6fb0656253d5119568c7a/SEMELE_170723_photoRichardHubertSmith-4647.jpg" data-mid="191459309" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f927702cf0ae6d2d3d7500d8e47a6448d8689a0736e6fb0656253d5119568c7a/SEMELE_170723_photoRichardHubertSmith-4647.jpg" /> <img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/73e91767c3fa14cb05c5d1d33b587e18ca5f439710e39baf05e03443c9a1eb1b/SEMELE_170723_photoRichardHubertSmith-4474.jpg" data-mid="191459307" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/73e91767c3fa14cb05c5d1d33b587e18ca5f439710e39baf05e03443c9a1eb1b/SEMELE_170723_photoRichardHubertSmith-4474.jpg" /><img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cce22468878387140ffaceeeb1788b886dd7a4cb2db6ee12a65c12896395f4c2/SEMELE_170723_photoRichardHubertSmith-3943.jpg" data-mid="191459299" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cce22468878387140ffaceeeb1788b886dd7a4cb2db6ee12a65c12896395f4c2/SEMELE_170723_photoRichardHubertSmith-3943.jpg" /> <img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5e75c737f57f03707c9ef430ec7ce574a720d8c17d318e30a2967fde73691ca0/SEMELE_170723_photoRichardHubertSmith-4862.jpg" data-mid="191459310" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5e75c737f57f03707c9ef430ec7ce574a720d8c17d318e30a2967fde73691ca0/SEMELE_170723_photoRichardHubertSmith-4862.jpg" /> Thunder roars. Lightning flashes. And its bright bursts reveal two entangled bodies on stage, then a lone naked woman undulating on the floor and a stony figure who watches from afar. In this beginning lies the end. Sex and revenge are intertwined. It makes for a visually striking start to Adele Thomas’s new production of Handel’s Semele, setting the tone for a show that’s confident, smart and endlessly entertaining. The Times&nbsp;★★★★ <img width="5000" height="3329" width_o="5000" height_o="3329" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/66fc111c001a24c76aa3ef053bd60e819f91fde96394e520e220dd9c19a1d718/SEMELE_170723_photoRichardHubertSmith-4204.jpg" data-mid="191459300" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/66fc111c001a24c76aa3ef053bd60e819f91fde96394e520e220dd9c19a1d718/SEMELE_170723_photoRichardHubertSmith-4204.jpg" /><img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d1688084b3e6431e8ec44ceba21b78fb64df016c2cc4476696b7cdcfd0c9c5a7/SEMELE_170723_photoRichardHubertSmith-5352.jpg" data-mid="191459311" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d1688084b3e6431e8ec44ceba21b78fb64df016c2cc4476696b7cdcfd0c9c5a7/SEMELE_170723_photoRichardHubertSmith-5352.jpg" /><img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/46e51ced0d90fbc80fa06b46876e98b3cf5b44590d7b206462326fe44f127c7e/SEMELE_170723_photoRichardHubertSmith-5475.jpg" data-mid="191459313" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/46e51ced0d90fbc80fa06b46876e98b3cf5b44590d7b206462326fe44f127c7e/SEMELE_170723_photoRichardHubertSmith-5475.jpg" /> <img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/061c6f1f6386db06f4b6bdbf4602f47394fbbdca9d60fa658107800b3aaa45ac/SEMELE_170723_photoRichardHubertSmith-2103.jpg" data-mid="191459294" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/061c6f1f6386db06f4b6bdbf4602f47394fbbdca9d60fa658107800b3aaa45ac/SEMELE_170723_photoRichardHubertSmith-2103.jpg" /><img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/041b2dce639a83905b48513930887f1b21820fa749a4acc585b8c0c90d0d5032/SEMELE_170723_photoRichardHubertSmith-4379.jpg" data-mid="191459305" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/041b2dce639a83905b48513930887f1b21820fa749a4acc585b8c0c90d0d5032/SEMELE_170723_photoRichardHubertSmith-4379.jpg" /><img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d9f6551e56f76a05675a2ccafa3c3b3053bc58a059407afa97e13eaab330ba03/SEMELE_170723_photoRichardHubertSmith-4328.jpg" data-mid="191459302" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d9f6551e56f76a05675a2ccafa3c3b3053bc58a059407afa97e13eaab330ba03/SEMELE_170723_photoRichardHubertSmith-4328.jpg" /> <img width="4782" height="3188" width_o="4782" height_o="3188" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8e68757bf04057fe550ddf513aecfe37ff32c1d915d831699e1b6af1bf030250/SEMELE_170723_photoRichardHubertSmith-3337.jpg" data-mid="191459295" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8e68757bf04057fe550ddf513aecfe37ff32c1d915d831699e1b6af1bf030250/SEMELE_170723_photoRichardHubertSmith-3337.jpg" /> https://adelethomasdirector.com/Il-Trovatore-London Wed, 20 Sep 2023 21:43:20 +0000 adelethomasdirector.com https://adelethomasdirector.com/Il-Trovatore-London Il Trovatore (London) <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7596b9a3b5a0ec88f07cf3053e08f9fc75d650223db9e12fc82c9cac8deabc1d/IL_TROVATORE_ROH_9575.jpg" data-mid="191462129" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7596b9a3b5a0ec88f07cf3053e08f9fc75d650223db9e12fc82c9cac8deabc1d/IL_TROVATORE_ROH_9575.jpg" />Cast: Jamie Barton / Marina Rebeka / Riccardo Massi / Ludovic Tezier / Roberto Tagliavini / Gabrielė Kupšytė / Michael Gibson Dance Ensemble: Michael Larcombe / Dak Mashava / Gareth Mole / Sean Moss/ Daniel Perry / Yasset Roldan Conductor: Antonio Pappano / Designer: Annemarie Woods / Lighting Designer: Franck Evin &nbsp;/ Movement Director: Emma Woods / Fight Director: Jonathan Holby&nbsp;/ Photographer: Camilla Greenwell The Guardian&nbsp;★★★★★ &nbsp; &nbsp; The Times&nbsp;★★★★ The Observer&nbsp;★★★★ The Independent&nbsp;★★★★ Broadway World&nbsp;★★★★ The Stage&nbsp;★★★★ Culture Whisper&nbsp;★★★★&nbsp; The Express&nbsp;★★★★ <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/929d32ac26c0898f9bc1593af39bc0e894fc7859161147d263f51834670a4796/IL_TROVATORE_ROH_0480.jpg" data-mid="191462117" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/929d32ac26c0898f9bc1593af39bc0e894fc7859161147d263f51834670a4796/IL_TROVATORE_ROH_0480.jpg" /> No, there’s not a lot of reason in this Trovatore, but its storytellers Thomas and Pappano are both razor-sharp. The Guardian ***** <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/628b4600b551aac1e1c525e0378f580f253db98bc37ed740552ab731f8849647/IL_TROVATORE_ROH_8457.jpg" data-mid="191462124" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/628b4600b551aac1e1c525e0378f580f253db98bc37ed740552ab731f8849647/IL_TROVATORE_ROH_8457.jpg" /><img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e268d510e691f34a7f8a99bfae7f10e75ac75c85d6da2d63dc62cfa0ed0d5c05/IL_TROVATORE_ROH_3927.jpg" data-mid="191462122" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e268d510e691f34a7f8a99bfae7f10e75ac75c85d6da2d63dc62cfa0ed0d5c05/IL_TROVATORE_ROH_3927.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0d589096b577c0f657ef16a9246f6f8959c4e624e769f4d1b66eb7a98ef13027/IL_TROVATORE_ROH_2050.jpg" data-mid="191462120" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0d589096b577c0f657ef16a9246f6f8959c4e624e769f4d1b66eb7a98ef13027/IL_TROVATORE_ROH_2050.jpg" /><img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9278bf56657cb2088ce5d81740871ca0b72e21e517bc85cd851514723a49fd7b/IL_TROVATORE_ROH_2112.jpg" data-mid="191462121" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9278bf56657cb2088ce5d81740871ca0b72e21e517bc85cd851514723a49fd7b/IL_TROVATORE_ROH_2112.jpg" /> Director Adele Thomas has deftly lassoed the work’s wildness into a new coherence and invited us into a parallel world of storytelling […] The approach is fresh, highly professional and nothing like any other Trovatore&nbsp;you might have encountered. The Observer ★★★★ Thomas’ finely tuned artistic vision balances the paradoxes of desire effortlessly so that both sides can blossom with full blooded feeling. &nbsp;Broadway World ★★★★ The dreamlike flow of the narrative is heightened, and in stressing the force of the irrational and the chaotic Thomas articulates the plight of the characters rather skilfully. The Times ★★★★Adele Thomas throws myth, mysticism and some marvellously devilish costumes into the mix to make the whole thing look like something from the works of Hieronymous Bosch, which is strangely appropriate in bringing out the glory and power of Verdi's music. The Express ★★★★ <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5676afb75a8b7e3d0aa2cbb11e9c687c1f4a277f05105de186b410066d8efbdf/IL_TROVATORE_ROH_8568.jpg" data-mid="191462127" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5676afb75a8b7e3d0aa2cbb11e9c687c1f4a277f05105de186b410066d8efbdf/IL_TROVATORE_ROH_8568.jpg" /> Whenever a forthcoming production features the name of theatre, music theatre and opera director Adele Thomas audiences know that that something interesting, or, even, at best, brilliant, is in store. Culture Whisper &nbsp; <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0d393ec76dd9d42e8a69dbc067295f437f9ab602d4b84860dd27c4ed5981ae3b/IL_TROVATORE_ROH_1047.jpg" data-mid="191462118" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0d393ec76dd9d42e8a69dbc067295f437f9ab602d4b84860dd27c4ed5981ae3b/IL_TROVATORE_ROH_1047.jpg" />fast moving, visually sumptuous, and at times refreshingly irreverent. […] Thomas’s take won’t please the conventionally minded, and it may not sit well with the purist, but this is one of the most interesting productions of the year. Limelight <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3d7107e8e8455e5cfb9cde3115dfcd7f6ec8a3ad6ac08ac391532eba372bb1f7/IL_TROVATORE_ROH_1294.jpg" data-mid="191462119" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3d7107e8e8455e5cfb9cde3115dfcd7f6ec8a3ad6ac08ac391532eba372bb1f7/IL_TROVATORE_ROH_1294.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/90395797321ba34081a03a69a39d465f97116362cf7b1dbbd2af7a16adf5a4d4/IL_TROVATORE_ROH_9689.jpg" data-mid="191462130" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/90395797321ba34081a03a69a39d465f97116362cf7b1dbbd2af7a16adf5a4d4/IL_TROVATORE_ROH_9689.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/377b6d59d4e4f17db9ee02c10d903147c97cf3161d7430dd764840b1fab723cc/IL_TROVATORE_ROH_4626-2.jpg" data-mid="191462123" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/377b6d59d4e4f17db9ee02c10d903147c97cf3161d7430dd764840b1fab723cc/IL_TROVATORE_ROH_4626-2.jpg" /> https://adelethomasdirector.com/Apollo-e-Dafne-1 Thu, 09 Jun 2022 09:55:07 +0000 adelethomasdirector.com https://adelethomasdirector.com/Apollo-e-Dafne-1 Apollo e Dafne by George Frideric Handel &nbsp;Royal Opera House <img width="4411" height="3162" width_o="4411" height_o="3162" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5255d54bec3d5aaa0c4183451b0778752029899639696cc07bde6c83a3621cd3/4-4-Apollo-and-Daphne--Jonathan-McGovern--Photo-by-Tristram-Kenton-ROH-2020-581.jpg-1047.jpg" data-mid="149993539" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5255d54bec3d5aaa0c4183451b0778752029899639696cc07bde6c83a3621cd3/4-4-Apollo-and-Daphne--Jonathan-McGovern--Photo-by-Tristram-Kenton-ROH-2020-581.jpg-1047.jpg" />Cast: Jonathan McGovern /&nbsp;Alexandra Lowe Conductor:&nbsp;Christian Curnyn /&nbsp;Designer:&nbsp;Antony McDonald /&nbsp;Lighting Designer:&nbsp;Adam Silverman&nbsp;/ Movement Director:&nbsp;Emma Woods / Photographer: Tristram Kenton&nbsp; ★★★★ Guardian ★★★★ Culture Whisper ★★★★ The Stage&nbsp; ★★★★ The Independent ★★★★ Telegraph&nbsp; ★★★★ The Times ★★★★★ The Arts Desk ★★★★ Bachtrack <img width="2726" height="3716" width_o="2726" height_o="3716" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/67061264eaef439d17b3d5518c863dbb191b95f28347ecd06cad6a3cb4671878/4-4-Apollo-and-Daphne--Alexandra-Lowe--Jonathan-McGovern--Photo-by-Tristram-Kenton-ROH-2020.jpg" data-mid="147392749" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/67061264eaef439d17b3d5518c863dbb191b95f28347ecd06cad6a3cb4671878/4-4-Apollo-and-Daphne--Alexandra-Lowe--Jonathan-McGovern--Photo-by-Tristram-Kenton-ROH-2020.jpg" /> <img width="4411" height="3162" width_o="4411" height_o="3162" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a4358f0ffd58d220c1e254f6590142d501f1258f188c9e4c0b64646f8174343c/4-4-Apollo-and-Daphne--Jonathan-McGovern--Photo-by-Tristram-Kenton-ROH-2020.jpg" data-mid="147392751" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a4358f0ffd58d220c1e254f6590142d501f1258f188c9e4c0b64646f8174343c/4-4-Apollo-and-Daphne--Jonathan-McGovern--Photo-by-Tristram-Kenton-ROH-2020.jpg" /><img width="4439" height="3162" width_o="4439" height_o="3162" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/21133eccf40813e88d1e4d4993c9d8aef1b27723f6e2bb20f51d72d13df22f8e/4-4-Apollo-and-Daphne--Alexandra-Lowe--Jonathan-McGovern-Baritone--Photo-by-Tristram-Kenton-ROH-2020-581.jpg" data-mid="147392748" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/21133eccf40813e88d1e4d4993c9d8aef1b27723f6e2bb20f51d72d13df22f8e/4-4-Apollo-and-Daphne--Alexandra-Lowe--Jonathan-McGovern-Baritone--Photo-by-Tristram-Kenton-ROH-2020-581.jpg" />