La fanciulla del West: An opera seen through a haze of cowboy stereotypes 3/5 Puccini’s work set in the Gold Rush of California is a high risk opening to Opera Holland Park’s season Evening Standard · May 27
La Fanciulla del West review – insightful staging reveals the power of Puccini’s maverick masterpiece Martin Lloyd-Evans’s credible production roots the action in time and place. Amanda Echalaz is a richly drawn and touching Minnie and conductor Matthew Kofi Waldren adds colour and drama The Guardian - UK · May 27
Il Segreto di Susanna/Pagliacci at Opera Holland Park review: a double bill that leans into the light and dark The first opera may outstay it’s welcome somewhat but the second is frighteningly intense and winningly lyrical Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2024
Il Segreto di Susanna/Pagliacci review – a double whammy of sexual jealousy Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari’s barbed 1909 comedy Il Segreto di Susanna feels like a Noël Coward play set to music, while Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci is a powerful story of a woman’s murder by an abusive partner The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2024
Così fan tutte review – probing and insightful staging is wonderfully conducted by Karabits Director Martin Lloyd-Evans prises open Mozart’s opera’s emotional complexity in a production that might be set in traditional dress but engages with today’s concerns The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2023
Margot la Rouge/Le Villi review – Puccini and Delius rarities create double bill with daddy issues Puccini’s first opera proves heady and entertaining in Martin Lloyd-Evans’ staging; singing the lead role in this and Delius’s Margot La Rouge, Anne Sophie Duprels impresses alongside a strong supporting cast The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2022