Bartok Bluebeard's Castle; Simon Wilding, Alexandra Long, Carmine de Amicis, dir: Julia Mintzer, cond: Thomas Payne; Gothic Opera at Porchester Hall Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 9 July 2021 Star rating: 3.0 (★★★) A radical reinterpretation of Bartok's opera with a striking contemporary dance element and imaginative animations
"Competing with Beadle for the diction prize was Grainne Gillis, the Vampire Master, who had the opportunity to reveal her full vocal prowess, with vibrant and bright tones, towards the end of the opera."