The Graham Vicks production of FALSTAFF opened the new Covent Garden Royal Opera House, and was not to everybody's taste; the garish primary colours of the costumes. The staging is effective--the complicated counterpoint of the ensembles is reflected in unobtrusive blocking that keeps the vocal lines clear and separate, especially in the final fugue. Bryn Terfel's Falstaff is a memorable creation, self-mocking and self-aggrandising at the same time--so much so, in fact, that he almost does not need the vast prosthetic body he has to wear for the part. Desiree Rancatore is an admirably sweet-toned Nanetta; Bernadette Manca di Nissa an appropriately sardonic Mistress Quickly; Roberto Frontali as Ford, in his Act 2 scena, perfectly distils and parodies every jealousy aria ever written, including Verdi's own. Haitink's conducting is exemplary in the lyrical passages, gets almost everything out of the fast and furious comic sections.
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Fantasy, Family, Comedy
6.2
Long Shot
Comedy, Romance
6.7
mother!
Drama, Thriller, Horror
7.0
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
Action, Thriller, Crime
7.4
Sissi: The Young Empress
Drama, Comedy, Romance
7.2
The Silence
Horror, Drama, Thriller, Fantasy
6.0
Wind River
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
7.4
Brimstone
Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Western
7.1
Abominable
Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy
7.5
Annihilation
Science Fiction, Horror
6.4
Johnny English Strikes Again
Action, Adventure, Comedy
6.3
Battle of the Sexes
Drama, Comedy, History
6.8
Logan
Action, Drama, Science Fiction
7.8
Hold the Dark
Thriller, Mystery, Crime
5.4
Venom
Science Fiction, Action
6.8
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
8.2
Burn the Stage: The Movie
Music, Documentary
8.4
The Aeronauts
Adventure, Drama, Romance
6.8
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Thriller
7.1
Just Believe
Comedy
6.1
Anita and Me
Comedy, Drama, Family
5.9
Eine Nacht in Venedig
Music
6.0
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte
Music, Comedy, Adventure
0.0
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte
Music, Adventure, Comedy, Music
0.0
Fidelio
Music
10.0
Beethoven Fidelio
Music
10.0
The Rules of the Game
Drama, Comedy, Romance
7.5
The Music Room
Drama, Music
7.5
Moulin Rouge!
Drama, Romance, Music
7.6
Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri
Music
0.0
Der Rosenkavalier
Music
0.0
John Adams: Nixon in China
Music
10.0
Opera of Cruelty
Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Music
0.0
Tristan Und Isolde
Music
0.0
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Crime, Comedy
7.1
Casanova
Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
6.4
Trail of the Pink Panther
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
5.2
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
6.4
Yentl
Music, Drama, Romance
6.6
Carmen
Music
0.0