Phaedra/Minotaur review " gripping double bill scales the heights of emotion
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghMezzo soprano Christine Rice is compelling in the first half while dancers in the dreamlike second part are a revelation in Deborah Warner's simply staged show A terrific cast of musicians and dancers is the core of this skilfullyand carefully crafted double bill of Greek myth; one half scales the heights of intense emotion, the other conjures a dream state. First is Phaedra, Benjamin Britten's…