Thursday 3 July 2014

Some thoughts on the ROH Manon Lescaut


            It's rare for me to blog about an opera performance. I am more likely to discuss my thoughts over a pint, but so much has been said about this production, often trying to fit comments into 140 characters, that I wanted to add my own personal response. There has been a lot of controversy over this production: boos on the first night; critics of the production; critics of the booers. There are parts of this production I like and I think work really well. But there are also things I find frustrating, often little things that could be easily fixed.