Prom 60: Glyndebourne's outstanding Figaro

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 31 August 2012

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Royal Albert Hall, London, am 28 August 2012

Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro (Die Hochzeit des Figaro) (semi-staged performance)

Vito Priante, Figaro

Lydia Teuscher, Susanna

Sally Matthews, Gräfin Almaviva

Audun Iversen, Graf Almaviva

Andrew Shore, Doktor Bartolo

Ann Murray, Marcellina

Isabel Leonard, Cherubino

Alan Oke, Don Basilio

Nicholas Folwell, Antonio

Colin Judson, Don Curzio

Glyndebourne Festival Opera

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Robin Ticciati, Musikalische Leitung

Glyndebournes erste Tosca: stimmlich stark, dramatisch unausgereift

David Karlin, 21st May

Ted Huffman wartet mit einigen interessanten Ideen in seiner ersten Inszenierung in Glyndebourne auf. Leider wird das exzellente Singen durch gleichgültiges Schauspielen getrübt.

***11

A deli-cious revival of Rossini’s Il turco in Italia at Glyndebourne

Dominic Lowe, 23rd May

Mariame Clément’s production of Rossini's meta comedy is tightly revived with some excellent singing. Come for the writing tips, stay for the cured meats.

****1

Glyndebourne revives Michieletto’s Kátya Kabanová

Mark Valencia, 3rd August

Damiano Michieletto’s production of Janáček’s opera breaks a key tenet of high-concept opera: where it should reveal, it obfuscates.

***11

All the world’s a jest: Falstaff returns to Glyndebourne

Mark Pullinger, 23rd July

Richard Jones' 2009 production returns to Glyndebourne after a long absence, but the 1940s comedy scrubs up fresh.

***11

A strong new Figaro opens at Glyndebourne

Dominic Lowe, 29th June

Mariame Clément is a popular director at Glyndebourne, and her new production of Figaro shows her trademark approach to hardhitting comedy.

****1

Glyndebourne's Saul still packs a punch 10 years on

Nick Boston, 8th June

Returning from the original run, Christopher Purves and Iestyn Davies were joined by a strong cast and chorus for a revival of Barrie Kosky's striking production.

*****

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Nahoko Gotoh

Nahoko is a UK-based Japanese music journalist with a background in musicology. She writes regularly for various Japanese media including Ongaku no tomo and Mostly Classic magazines.