Review – Orlando, Scottish Opera

Aha, my review of Orlando has now gone up at the Opera Britannia website. Rather late in the day, but I gather they have recruited someone new to get the reviews up much quicker in the future.

Here is what I said:

Rating: ★★★☆☆

Scottish Opera – Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 14 February 2011

Scottish Opera’s Orlando is a vehicle for some fine virtuoso singing but the evening never amounts to anything greater than the sum of its parts. Indeed, though some of those parts are a delight, others fall short of expectations leading to something of a mixed bag.
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Other Montezuma Reviews

There are a couple of other Montezuma reviews out there:

  • Conrad Wilson in the Herald liked it. (4 stars – no mention of the dog)
  • Rowena Smith in the Guardian hated it. (2 stars – no mention of the dog except in comments)
  • Conrad Smith also hated it. (2 stars and concern for the dog’s welfare)
  • Ruth Innes loved it. (Note comments by the dog’s PR agent)