Alchemy from Barrie Kosky in Handel's Saul

Par David Karlin, 27 juillet 2015

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“Purves is utterly believable as he charts Saul’s descent into anger and ultimately derangement”

Critique faite à Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne, le 26 juillet 2015

Haendel, Saul

Glyndebourne Festival Opera

Ivor Bolton, Direction

Barrie Kosky, Mise en scène

Katrin Lea Tag, Décors

Lucy Crowe, Merab

Sophie Bevan, Michal

Benjamin Hulett, High Priest

Paul Appleby, Jonathan

John Graham-Hall, Witch of Endor

Christopher Purves, Saul

Iestyn Davies, David

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

The Glyndebourne Chorus

Otto Pichler, Chorégraphie

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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

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Mark Pullinger, 23rd July

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***11

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Dominic Lowe, 29th June

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****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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Peter Quantrill, 17th May

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****1

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David Karlin, 16th May

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*****

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David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.

Alchemy from Barrie Kosky in Handel's Saul at Glyndebourne