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| Heidi Stober (Mary) © Ellie Kurttz |
Joana Carneiro (Conductor)
Stewart Laing (Director & designer)
Mady Berry (Associate costume designer)
D. M. Wood (Lighting designer)
Alex McCabe (Choreographer)
Martin Fitzpatrick (Assistant conductor)
Matthew Quinn (Chorus director)
Clio Gould (Leader)
Murray Hipkin (Musical preparation)
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| Alex Otterburn (James) & Heidi Stober (Mary) © Ellie Kurttz |
Alex Otterburn (James Stewart, Earl of Moray)
Rupert Charlesworth (Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley)
John Findon (James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell)
Barnaby Rea (David Riccio)
Darren Jeffery (Cardinal Beaton)
Alastair Miles (Lord Gordon)
Ronald Samm (Earl of Ruthven)
Jolyon Loy (Earl of Morton)
Jenny Stafford (Mary Seton)
Monica McGhee (Mary Beaton)
Felicity Buckland (Mary Livingston)
Siân Griffiths (Mary Fleming)
7pm, Saturday 15 February 2025
London Coliseum, St Martin's Lane, London
★★★★
Thea Musgrave (b.1928): Mary, Queen of Scots
(Libretto by the composer, based on work by Amalia Elguera)
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| Mary, Queen of Scots, cast © Ellie Kurttz |
'It was an added bonus that the 96-year-old composer was present, taking a deserved standing ovation from her front row seat'.
'It was Heidi Stober’s Mary that stole the show here. Her vocal power, particularly at the top of her range, was highly impressive, as was her ability to steer a path through the dramatic manipulations her character faced'.
'Musgrave’s music drives the action with constant tension, but also with remarkable flashes of orchestral colour, often in the woodwinds, but also lyrical use of viola and cello solos'.
'Conductor Joana Carneiro steered the musicians (uncredited in the programme, as were the full chorus) through the challenges of the score with precision and energy'.
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| Thea Musgrave © Nick Boston |
Read my full review on Bachtrack here.
This review was updated on 19th February after it was pointed out that this performance was not – as claimed by ENO in its programme book – the English premiere.
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