Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House, LondonThe tender expressiveness of 52-year-old Ferri carries Martha Clarke's adaptation of Colette's obsessive love storyChéri, the 1920 novel by the French writer Colette, is a tale of obsessive, antagonistic love between Fred, a spoilt young man of 19, and Léa, 24 years his senior. Léa is a demimondaine, accustomed to being kept by wealthy lovers; Fred (known …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:43AM on October 4, 2015