★★★★ THE GUARDIAN

“Hauntings, tragicomedy and tweezer-sharp wit in Royal Opera triple bill”

★★★★ BACHTRACK

“Stern’s direction reveals a mastery of comic timing, and the discipline of her dynamic choreography results in superb performances across the cast”

★★★★ THE SPECTATOR

“Like Puccini, Talia Stern – who directs all three – has gone for two tragedies plus a raucous, palate-cleansing comedy. And like Gianni Schicchi, the final laugh-fest (Elena Langer’s Four Sisters) plays out around a barely cold corpse and sends you into the night feeling uneasy, but undeniably entertained.”

“It’s great knockabout, zestily sung and directed”

★★★★ THE STAGE

“Apt and characterful designs by Ana Inés Jabares-Pita provide ideal backgrounds to each piece, with director Talia Stern capturing the diverse dramatic essence of three strikingly contrasting operas.”

“Members of the Jette Parker Artists Programme (plus one or two guests) flaunt their hugely impressive talents in this triple bill of one-act works, all three by women composers.”

★★★★ BROADWAY WORLD

“This trio of chamber operas displays ingenuity and style”

★★★★ PLANET HUGILL

“Director Talia Stern barely put a foot wrong and all three operas were presented in imaginative and satisfying ways with the cast moving between styles with admirably virtuosity.”

★★★★ MUSIC OMH

“The Jette Parker Artists Programme has a strong track record, and this felt like a reminder of why it matters.”

“The staging, directed by Talia Stern, was sensibly restrained. Rather than forcing a unifying concept across three quite different works, the production allowed each piece to speak in its own terms […] The overall effect was clean and uncluttered, keeping the focus firmly on the performers.”

★★★★ THE TIMES