Strong ensemble cast gives fizz to Glyndebourne's touring Barber

By Nick Boston, 09 October 2017

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“Tobias Greenhalgh's Figaro had swagger, but was utterly charming from the outset”

Reviewed at Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne on 8 October 2017

Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia

Glyndebourne Autumn

Ben Gernon, Conductor

Annabel Arden, Director

Tobias Greenhalgh, Figaro

Laura Verrecchia, Rosina

Jack Swanson, Count Almaviva

Marco Filippo Romano, Dr Bartolo

Anatoli Sivko, Don Basilio

Janis Kelly, Berta

Glyndebourne Sinfonia

The Glyndebourne Chorus

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

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

Nick Boston, 11th November

Strong solo and ensemble singing from a solid cast – with a last minute addition for Act 2 – make for a joyful revival of this much-loved production.

****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.