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GlyndebourneThe Barber of Seville

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Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (Der Barbier von Sevilla)
Chloe Rooke; Annabel Arden; Glyndebourne Autumn; Joanna Parker; James Farncombe; Glyndebourne Sinfonia
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Glyndebourne’s season opens with Rossini’s Barber of Seville

Germán Olvera (Figaro) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd | Tristram Kenton
Annabel Arden’s production provides joyous comedy, with vocal and orchestral performances of the very finest.
*****
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Opera North’s “fleeing” Dutchman links to plight of asylum seekers

Robert Hayward (The Dutchman) and Layla Claire (Senta) © James Glossop
Opera North’s The Flying Dutchman, directed by Annabel Arden, conjures up frightening storms and links the production to the plight of asylum seekers. 
****1
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Opera North's Pearl Fishers proves a winner

Sophia Theodorides (Leïla) and Nico Darmanin (Nadir) © James Glossop
Directed by Matthew Eberhardt and conducted by Matthew Kofi Waldren, this semi-staging of Bizet's opera is well worth experiencing, despite its weak plot. 
****1
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Plaisir vocal et musical pour Aida à Montpellier

Sunyoung Seo (Aida) © Marc Ginot
Si le dispositif semi-scénique d'Annabel Arden convainc à moitié, la direction musicale et la distribution (avec Sunyoung Seo dans le rôle-titre) valent le détour.
***11
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Precipice at The Grange Festival: a mirror of our times

Michael Chance takes the audience around The Grange in a thoughtful show combining opera excerpts, dance, acrobats, vocal and instrumental music.
****1
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Laughter returns to Seville: a sparkling Barbiere revival

Cast changes and a revival director who sharpens up the action make all the difference to this revival of Rossini's *Barber of Seville* in Glyndebourne's opening weekend. 
****1
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