Orfeo wk4 George Hall Last modified: Wednesday, 14 January 2015 Orfeo , Roundhouse, London
Roundhouse, London: This production marked some important firsts - the first collaboration between the Royal Opera and the Roundhouse, the first opera staging by Michael Boyd, and the Royal Opera's first go at Monteverdi's opera - the earliest work to be judged a masterpiece in the genre, dating from 1607. If using a new venue succeeds in attracting new audiences - and the work is sung in English on this oc…