The value of Nothing: a dark thriller at Glyndebourne

Por Mark Pullinger, 29 febrero 2016

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“catchy anthems... really groove and the boys’ gang flex their muscles with a Bernstein-like swagger”

Crítica hecha desde Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne el 27 febrero 2016

Bruce, Nothing

Glyndebourne Youth Opera

Sian Edwards, Dirección

Bijan Sheibani, Dirección de escena

Stuart Jackson, Pierre

Tristan Hambleton, Karl

Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Ursula

Robyn Allegra Parton, Agnes

James Hall, Johan

Southbank Sinfonia

Community Chorus is star of the show in Glyndebourne's Agreed

Nick Boston, 1st March

Impressive performances from a 75-strong community chorus in a watery tale of love, loss and divided lands at Glyndebourne.

***11

Pintscher's reflection on Shakespearean metamorphoses

James Imam, 21st August

In a study of shifting form, tonight's dedication to the bard paired Mendelssohn's incidental music to the play with another work inspired by The Metamorphoses: Matthias Pintscher's mesmerising Reflections on Narcissus.

***11

Through His Teeth: A Faustian deal

Levi White, 3rd April

Through His Teeth is a gripping psychological drama. Bedford was commissioned by the Royal Opera House to write a piece on the subject of Faust, to run alongside the star-studded performances of Gounod’s opera on the main stage. Heartily recommended to anybody in need of an evening of modern drama and violence.

****1

La novia vendida vuelve al Real y encandila musical y escenicamente

Leonardo Mattana Ereño, 19th April

Laurent Pelly y Gustavo Gimeno dirigen una encantadora producción de La novia vendida en la que todos los intérpretes extrajeron la mejor esencia de la música de Smetana.

****1

Marina Bollaín actualiza Jugar con fuego con magníficos resultados

Aaron Vincent, 25th March

Actualizar una zarzuela puede ser como jugar con fuego, pero Marina Bollaín regatea las dificultades y capitanea un equipo que convence musical, visual y teatralmente.

****1

Unos Roméo et Juliette en muy buenas manos en Tenerife

Ramón Pereira Blanco, 22nd March

Sofía Esparza y Airam Hernández defienden brillantemente la ópera de Gounod, en la producción de Ópera de Tenerife, con una cuidada dirección escénica de André Heller-Lopes.

****1

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Mark Pullinger

Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.

The value of Nothing: a dark operatic thriller at Glyndebourne