Tag Archives: Henry Waddington

Tears before bedtime: El-Khoury transcends Cairns’ chilly Glyndebourne Traviata

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Verdi: La traviata **** Glyndebourne, 1st August 2017 Glyndebourne’s production of operatic weepy La traviata left me dry-eyed when I saw it on tour back in 2014. I found the abstract setting cold and austere, the performances bland. Thankfully, I employed a caveat … 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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Stunning Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh Beach

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Mark Pullinger

Britten: Peter Grimes ***** Aldeburgh Beach, 19th June 2013 For a nation frequently used to summers which last a mere fortnight (sometimes located in April) we’re awfully keen on staging performances in the great outdoors, be it theatre in Regents … Continue reading →

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