Vick finds modern relevance in Cavalli's Hipermestra

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 22 Mai 2017

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“This image certainly strikes a chord with us, reminding us of the aftermath of so many recent wars”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne, am 20 Mai 2017

Cavalli, Hipermestra

Glyndebourne Festival Opera

William Christie, Musikalische Leitung

Graham Vick, Regie

Stuart Nunn, Bühnenbild

Emőke Baráth, Hipermestra

Raffaele Pe, Linceo

Renato Dolcini, Danao

Ana Quintans, Elisa

Benjamin Hulett, Arbante

Alessandro Fisher, Alindo, Delmiro

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

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.

*****

Unhurried suspense in a very English Parsifal

Peter Quantrill, 17th May

Compelling singers carry the day in the Glyndebourne Festival Opera's first staging of Wagner’s swansong.

****1

Glyndebourne’s season opens with Rossini’s Barber of Seville

David Karlin, 16th May

Annabel Arden’s production provides joyous comedy, with vocal and orchestral performances of the very finest.

*****

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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.

Graham Vick finds modern relevance in Cavalli's Hipermestra at Glyndebourne