The value of Nothing: a dark thriller at Glyndebourne

Par Mark Pullinger, 29 février 2016

Chargement en cours, veuillez patienter...

Voir le listing complet

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

Critique faite à Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne, le 27 février 2016

Bruce, Nothing

Glyndebourne Youth Opera

Sian Edwards, Direction

Bijan Sheibani, Mise en scène

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 Traviata à Nice : Violetta, seule au centre du monde

Manon Decroix, 29th May

Dans la mise en scène de Silvia Paoli créée début 2025 à Angers-Nantes Opéra, Kathryn Lewek propose une incarnation bouleversante du rôle-titre.

****1

Le Don Giovanni élégant et fluide d'Agnès Jaoui à Montpellier

Irma Foletti, 24th May

À l’exact opposé du Regietheater, l'actrice, réalisatrice et metteuse en scène propose une lecture classique de l'opéra de Mozart, bien servie par une distribution de très bonne tenue.

****1

Une Salomé en or au Capitole de Toulouse

Emmanuel Gaillard, 22nd May

La soprano américaine (appelée en dernière minute !), le baryton désormais metteur en scène et le chef allemand ont conjugué leurs qualités pour une production qui fera date.

*****

Plus de critiques...

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