5 stars for "Adriana" from The Independent

UPDATE - more reviews coming...

Blog The Independent - by Edward Seckerson - "Angela Gheorghiu has one of the finest natural instruments in the world"

Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews - by Mark Ronan - "Gheorghiu and Kaufmann were wonderful — she was dramatically terrific, exhibiting a lovely tone, and he sang like a god"

5* also from Music OMH - by Melanie Eskenazi - "The famous set piece arias were sung with exquisite phrasing and eloquence, ‘Io son l’umile ancella’ in particular as direct and individual as if it had never been sung before"

New photos, also @C.Ashmore on The Arts Desk - by David Nice - "It takes a diva to play a diva"

4* from Barry Middleton, Evening Standard - "Drama on and off stage" - and one more photo, this time signed by Alastair Muir

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"Gheorghiu's handling of this scene is flawless, her voice soaring and falling back in despair like a wounded bird" says Michael Church (The Independent) about the last scene of Adriana.
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Reviews:

The Independent - First night, Adriana Lecouvreur
Classical Iconoclast - Adriana Lecouvreur - first thoughts - Her de capos are lovely, and she gets to show how many different characters she can express, from trusting lover to the mad scene and dramatic death..

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All photos @Catherine Ashmore/Royal Opera House
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