Death haunts Glyndebourne Tour's powerful Bohème

Bekhzod Davronov (Rodolfo) and Gabriella Reyes (Mimì)

La bohème

Darren Jeffery (Alcindoro) and Mariam Battistelli (Musetta)

William Thomas, Luvuyo Mbundu, Darren Jeffery, Luthando Qave and Bekhzod Davronov

Von Nick Boston, 11 Oktober 2022

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“a production that definitely stands out from the crowd”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne, am 9 Oktober 2022

Puccini, La bohème

Glyndebourne Autumn

Rory Macdonald, Musikalische Leitung

Floris Visser, Regie

Dieuweke van Reij, Bühnenbild

Jon Morrell, Kostüme

Alex Brok, Licht

Glyndebourne Sinfonia

The Glyndebourne Chorus

Simon Iorio, Wiederaufnahmeleitung

Bekhzod Davronov, Rodolfo

Gabriella Reyes, Mimì

Luthando Qave, Marcello

Mariam Battistelli, Musetta

Luvuyo Mbundu, Schaunard

William Thomas, Colline

Darren Jeffery, Benoît, Alcindoro

Peter Van Hulle, Parpignol

Andrew Davies, Customs Officer

Patrick Alexander Keefe, Customs Officer

The Railway Children becomes a pacy action thriller at Glyndebourne

Nick Boston, 30th October

Mark-Anthony Turnage and Rachael Hewer update Edith Nesbit’s children's novel as a spy action thriller, with an exciting score and a strong cast of singers.

****1

Glyndebourne’s iconic Dream approaches its century

Eleanor Knight, 12th October

Sir Peter Hall's classic staging of Britten's Shakespearean comedy nears a landmark moment in Glyndebourne’s autumn season.

****1

Elisa Verzier commands Tom Cairns’ iconic Traviata at Glyndebourne

Eleanor Knight, 13th October

Elisa Verzier, making her Glyndebourne debut, is astonishing as Violetta in a revival of Tom Cairns' 2014 production.

****1

Dazzling revival of Il turco in Italia at Glyndebourne

Dominic Lowe, 12th October

A revival of Mariame Clément's production of Rossini's less-loved comic gem provides the sense of Italian sun to warm the body and belly laughs to warm the soul.

****1

Confusion clouds any central critique in Clément's Don Giovanni

Nick Boston, 12th November

Strong musical performances in a flawed and confused production revived for the autumn season at Glyndebourne.

***11

Another joyful return for Glyndebourne's fizzy Elisir d'amore

Nick Boston, 11th November

Strong solo and ensemble singing from a solid cast – with a last minute addition for Act 2 – make for a joyful revival of this much-loved production.

****1

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Nick Boston

Nick has an MA in Music, specialising in performance and repertoire. His particular passions are choral music, chamber music and opera, with a particular interest in early music. He sings in a number of choirs in the south east of England, plays the piano and occasionally dusts off the violin. He writes about music here.