“‘The Lord of Cries’…delivered some thrills Saturday evening at Jordan Hall.”
— Jeffrey Gantz, The Boston Globe
“The work is a psychological thriller.”
— Jeffrey Gantz, The Boston Globe
“The ritual chorus and sacred march…build to a frenzy that’s both cacophonous and sublime.”
— Jeffrey Gantz, The Boston Globe
“Gil Rose and the BMOP/Odyssey orchestra and chorus did full justice to the pathos, violence, and sly humor of Corigliano’s writing; the percussion effects were particularly crystalline. Kudos to all concerned for asking this opera in.”
— Jeffrey Gantz, The Boston Globe
“Saturday’s performance benefitted from a superb cast.”
— Jonathan Blumhofer, Boston Classical Review
“The orchestral contributions, which ranged from semi-improvisatory to roundly tonal, were as refined and secure as this ensemble has ever delivered.”
— Jonathan Blumhofer, Boston Classical Review
“The result…decisively raise(d) the local performance standard for the art form.”
— Jonathan Blumhofer, Boston Classical Review
“Corigliano and Adamo were both on hand afterwards to take bows. They, the cast, and the orchestra deserved every cheer they received.”
— Jonathan Blumhofer, Boston Classical Review
“Leave it to Gil Rose, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, and Odyssey Opera to present one of the most important operas of the last decade. In Boston, Rose and his company gave a superb concert production of John Corigliano’s ‘The Lord of Cries’.”
— Susan Hall, Berkshire Fine Arts
