Overview
- The St Martin-in-the-Fields run has concluded, with dates now moving to York and New York as part of a broader UK–US tour.
- Created and directed by Bill Barclay, the 75-minute work was co-commissioned by St Martin-in-the-Fields, the National Centre for Early Music and Music Before 1800.
- Reviewers praised The Gesualdo Six, led by musical director Owain Park, for impeccably tuned, expressive singing that anchors the show.
- Design and movement earned strong notices, highlighting Will Tuckett’s choreographed tableaux, Arthur Oliver’s period costumes, Bill Barclay’s lighting, and a child puppet by Janni Younge.
- Critics observed that the hybrid format and absence of surtitles can obscure narrative details, yet they described the staging as a potent psychological portrait of Gesualdo.