Verdi: Luisa Miller
English National Opera, 12th February 2020
Luisa Miller hasn’t had much luck in London. Olivier Tambosi’s 2003 staging for The Royal Opera “vandalised Verdi” (The Observer), while Olivia Fuchs’ for Holland Park the following year was “badly directed, cheaply dressed and crudely sung” (The Independent). Despite decent vocal performances, any hopes of third time lucky were dashed in Barbora Horáková’s new production for English National Opera, a playschool riot of black marker pens and paint scribbled, daubed and smeared over white formica sets. I’ve never felt such a strong urge to clean.
Elizabeth Llewellyn (Luisa) and Solomon Howard (Wurm)
© Tristram Kento
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