Tag Archives: Glyndebourne Chorus

One for sorrow: Claus Guth directs a taut, dark Clemenza di Tito at Glyndebourne

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Mozart: La clemenza di Tito *** Glyndebourne, 26th July 2017 A single magpie settles on a branch beside a lake. Two boys stalk through the long reeds. The older one hands the younger, fair-haired lad a slingshot and watches as … Continue reading →

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Boxed in: Pelly serves up a grey Béatrice et Bénédict at Glyndebourne

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Berlioz: Béatrice et Bénédict *** Glyndebourne, 23rd July 2016 It’s a delicious irony that Shakespeare is celebrated at this most English of opera festivals by a Frenchman directing a French comedy. Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream follows in August, but first … Continue reading →

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Circle of Life: Janáček’s Cunning Little Vixen returns to Glyndebourne

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen **** Glyndebourne Festival Opera, 12th June 2016 Seventy years before Elton John’s “The Circle of Life” graced The Lion King, Leoš Janáček celebrated nature’s cycle in The Cunning Little Vixen. His inspiration was drawn from … Continue reading →

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Forced farce: Arden’s Barber opens up shop at Glyndebourne

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia *** Glyndebourne Festival, 22nd May 2016 Comedy’s a funny old thing. Rossini and Wagner certainly had rather different approaches to it. The previous night, Glyndebourne Festival opened with Die Meistersinger, a lengthy comedy on a poignant … Continue reading →

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Humour and humanity: McVicar’s Meistersinger touches the heart at Glyndebourne

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg **** Glyndebourne Festival, 21st May 2016 Eurovision last weekend, Nuremberg’s Got Talent this evening – it’s evidently song contest season. And what finer work to launch Glyndebourne Festival’s season, under the watchful eye of new General … Continue reading →

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