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Carry on Cleo: Joélle Harvey leads terrific revival of Giulio Cesare at Glyndebourne

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto **** Glyndebourne, 10th June 2018 It’s back. Sir David McVicar’s ridiculously entertaining romp through Handel’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto returns to Glyndebourne. Unveiled at the 2005 festival, where it made a star of Danielle de Niese (then Cleopatra, now châtelaine), … Continue reading →

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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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