Performer: Paule Constable

GlyndebourneDie Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Harem)

Liv Redpath (Konstanze) and Franck Saurel (Pasha Selim) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Bill Knight

Glyndebourne Opera House, Aug 05 mat, 08 mat, 11 mat, 14 mat, 17 mat, 19 mat, 22 mat, 25 mat, 28 mat

Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Harem)

Evan Rogister; Sir David McVicar; Glyndebourne Festival Opera; Vicki Mortimer; Paule Constable; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, Sep 23, 26, 30, Oct 03 mat, 06, 10, 13, 17, 23

Mozart: Così fan tutte

Nimrod David Pfeffer; Phelim McDermott; Metropolitan Opera; Tom Pye; Laura Hopkins; Paule Constable; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Glyndebourne Opera House, Oct 14, 17, 19, 22, 24, 27, 29, Nov 01, 03, 06, 08

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)

Bertie Baigent; Mariame Clément; Glyndebourne Autumn; Julia Hansen; Paule Constable; Glyndebourne Sinfonia

Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, Oct 30, Nov 04, 07, 10, 13, 19, 21

Cherubini: Médée/Medea

Carlo Rizzi; Sir David McVicar; Metropolitan Opera; Doey Lüthi; Paule Constable; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Dec 13 mat, 17, 30 mat, 2027 Jan 01, 06, 08 mat, 14, 16, 23, Feb 06, 09, 11, 14 mat, 17

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)

Dalia Stasevska; Sir David McVicar; The Royal Opera; Julia Jones; John Macfarlane; Paule Constable

Staatsoper Unter den Linden, 2027 Jun 17, 19, 27, Jul 04

Mozart: Idomeneo, re di Creta

Sir Simon Rattle; Sir David McVicar; Staatsoper Berlin; Vicki Mortimer; Gabrielle Dalton; Paule Constable; Staatskapelle Berlin

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Triumphant revival of Die Entführung aus dem Serail at Glyndebourne

Mark Valencia, 31 Jul

Thanks to a vibrant clutch of performances and abetted by designer Vicki Mortimer‘s detailed, exotic sets, director Sir David McVicar tells it straight.

*****

Christophe Dumaux (Giulio Cesare) © Nancy Jesse

Elena Luporini, 05 Jul

The classic production of Handel's opera proves its durability, featuring a strong cast led by Christophe Dumaux and Elena Tsallagova.

****1

Thomas Mole (Billy Budd) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Tristram Kenton

Nick Boston, 02 Jul

Michael Grandage’s production shows no signs of age, with fine central performances from Thomas Mole, Allan Clayton and Sam Carl, and fine playing from the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

****1

Sophie Bevan (Mélisande) and Jacques Imbrailo (Pelléas) © Craig Fuller

Eleanor Knight, 12 Jun

Rory Kinnear directs a minimally semi-staged performance of Debussy's problematic opera at Snape Maltings, but Ryan Wigglesworth and the BBC Scottish SO provide the detail.

****1

Alex Esposito (Figaro) and Svetlina Stoyanova (Cherubino) © RBO | Mihaela Bodlovic

Dominic Lowe, 08 Jun

While this revival is imperfect, the Cherubino of Svetlina Stoyanova proves a marvel to hear.

***11

John Findon (Peter Grimes) © James Glossop

Richard Wilcocks, 13 Feb

Benjamin Britten’s dark masterpiece Peter Grimes returns triumphantly to Opera North, conducted by Gary Walker and revived by Karolina Sofulak and Tim Claydon.

*****

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