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Tag Archives: Glyndebourne Tour Orchestra
Christiane Lutz casts Rigoletto into the limelight as Charlie Chaplin
Verdi: Rigoletto Glyndebourne, 17th October 2019 Wandering Glyndebourne’s foyer in the interval of its first ever production of Rigoletto, there was a common thread of conversation: what on earth was going on? Those not in earnest discussion were rifling through … Continue reading
“Or not to be”: dislocated Shakespeare as Brett Dean’s Hamlet is revived for Glyndebourne’s tour
Brett Dean: Hamlet *** Glyndebourne, 21st October 2017 Brett Dean’s Hamlet was deemed a palpable hit at Glyndebourne this season – an event I contrived to miss, making me double my resolve to catch it this autumn as it joins the tour. … Continue reading
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Tagged Brett Dean, Brian Bannatyne-Scott, David Butt Philip, Duncan Ward, Gavan Ring, Glyndebourne Chorus, Glyndebourne Tour Orchestra, Hamlet (Dean), James Hall, Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts, Jennifer France, Louise Winter, Neil Armfield, Rupert Charlesworth, Rupert Enticknap, William Dazeley
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Downtown Nagasaki comes to Glyndebourne in Annilese Miskimmon’s Madama Butterfly
Puccini: Madama Butterfly *** Glyndebourne, 14th October 2016 How picturesque do you like your Puccini? Do you take your Turandot sweet or sour? How much lacquer is layered over your ideal Madama Butterfly? If you imagine a backdrop of Nagasaki … Continue reading
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Tagged Alun Rhys-Jenkins, Annilese Miskimmon, Claudia Huckle, Francesco Verna, Glyndebourne, Glyndebourne Tour Orchestra, John Wilson, Karah Son, Madama Butterfly, Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Matteo Lippi, Michael Druiett, Nicky Shaw, Puccini
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Clément’s cruel Don Pasquale strikes a sour note as Glyndebourne Tour opens
Donizetti: Don Pasquale *** Glyndebourne, 10th October 2015 “It’s a hard lesson,” explains Norina, justifying her behaviour as ‘Sofronia’ in teaching elderly bachelor Don Pasquale for wanting to marry. In Mariame Clément’s Glyndebourne production, revived here for the Tour, it … Continue reading
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Tagged Duncan Ward, Eliana Pretorian, Glyndebourne, Glyndebourne Tour Orchestra, John Brancy, José Fardilha, Mariame Clément, Paul Higgins, Tuomas Katajala
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