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

Maxime Nourissat (Dulcamara's assistant) and Filipe Manu (Nemorino)

Mariam Battistelli (Adina) and Tiziano Bracci (Dulcamara)

Filipe Manu (Nemorino), Mariam Battistelli (Adina) and the Glyndebourne Chorus

Filipe Manu (Nemorino) and Mariam Battistelli (Adina)

Par Nick Boston, 13 novembre 2023

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“we are immediately drawn into this small yet vibrant world”

Critique faite à Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne, le 11 novembre 2023

Donizetti, L'Elisir d'Amore (L'Élixir d’amour)

Glyndebourne Autumn

Adam Hickox, Direction

Annabel Arden, Mise en scène

Lez Brotherston, Décors, Costumes

Giuseppe di Iorio, Lumières

Glyndebourne Sinfonia

The Glyndebourne Chorus

Mariam Battistelli, Adina

Filipe Manu, Nemorino

Rhys Batt, Nemorino

Theodore Platt, Belcore

Tiziano Bracci, Dulcamara

Ffion Edwards, Giannetta

Leah Hausman, Movement Director

Maxime Nourissat, Comédien

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

Death haunts Glyndebourne Tour's powerful Bohème

Nick Boston, 9th October

A strong cast led by Bekhzod Davronov and Gabriella Reyes plus an intense production helps Floris Visser unusual staging of La bohème stand out from the crowd.

****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.

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