Tag Archives: Glyndebourne

The value of Nothing: a dark operatic thriller at Glyndebourne

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Bruce: Nothing ***** Glyndebourne, 27th February 2016 It’s not uncommon for television adaptations to inspire viewers to pick up the original novel. Across the country, sales of Tolstoy and Dickens are surely up this winter following the BBC serialisation of … Continue reading →

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Biblical spectacle: an eye-popping, heart-stopping Saul for Glyndebourne’s Tour

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Handel: Saul **** Glyndebourne on Tour, 27th October 2015 I admit to having been one of the doubters. When the 2015 Glyndebourne Festival programme was announced, my eyebrows drifted heavenward at the inclusion of Handel’s Saul. Why stage an oratorio when … Continue reading →

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Surveillance programme

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Once you enter the opera house or concert hall, what’s the first thing you do? Collect your ticket from the box office? Deposit your coat into the cloakroom? I wouldn’t mind betting that you then dutifully queue to purchase a … Continue reading →

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Clément’s cruel Don Pasquale strikes a sour note as Glyndebourne Tour opens

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

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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Spanish sex and Gallic charm: a perfect Ravel double bill at Glyndebourne

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Ravel: L’heure espagnole/ L’Enfant et les sortilèges ***** Glyndebourne, 8th August 2015 Sultry Spanish rhythms and bawdy humour are counterbalanced by Gallic charm in the return to Glyndebourne Festival Opera of Laurent Pelly’s productions of L’heure espagnole and L’Enfant et les sortilèges. Composed … Continue reading →

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