Kindermord im Nobelmilieu: Simon Stone macht aus der Verzweiflungstat Medeas eine Familientragödie, den Rachefeldzug einer fallen gelassenen Frau. Seine Inszenierung zielt auf Identifikation, ist abe

Come regia, è un capolavoro. Segnalo però un rischio: così la musica diventa una mera colonna sonora più che la componente prioritaria della drammaturgia.

What a sad waste of an evidently considerable budget. A rare opportunity, my first, to see an important opera staged; a fine cast, both in vocal and acting terms; equally fine orchestral playing and f

Highly dramatic and unforgettable scenes, with some working better than others. The visuals clearly dominated. Alas, the musical quality fell short of Festival standards.

The immolation was but a slight bit of theatrical fog and dim red light inside a shiny silver car, hardly the precise detail of the balance of the production.