Monthly Archives: May 2016

Beyond Egmont: a semi-revival for Donizetti’s Le Duc d’Albe

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Donizetti: Le Duc d’Albe (Opera Rara) European wrangles in Brussels are nothing new. In Donizetti’s Le Duc d’Albe, Brussels is under Spanish rule, Count Egmont has just been beheaded and his daughter, Hélène, is inciting a Flemish revolt. The hot-headed … Continue reading →

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Free spirit: releasing Janáček’s Vixen into Glyndebourne’s wilderness

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

The Cunning Little Vixen should be the perfect fit for Glyndebourne, with its idyllic countryside setting in the rolling Sussex hills. Yet it has only staged the opera twice: Jonathan Miller’s staging (in English) in 1975; and Melly Still‘s in 2012, … Continue reading →

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