This was a fantastic (in more than one sense of the word) evening. Thomas Ades conducted his adaptation of Bunuel's film about a group of bourgeoisie who return for dinner after attending an opera. They find themselves trapped by some mysterious force in their dining room. Days pass and neither can they leave nor the towns people enter. It all sounds ridiculous but it worked incredibly well with a wonderfully comic libretto by Tom Cairns, brilliant singing by the principals and a huge orchestra that spread into the Stalls Circle.
Like the discreet charm of the bourgeoisie, the event captured the self-absorbed stupidities of its subject-matter, teasing them for their concerns.
This was the opening night and I was glad to see the critics gave it five stars.
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