Strong cast lifts constrained staging in Glyndebourne's Fidelio

By Nick Boston, 18 October 2021

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“Smith’s crazed performance into the camera... giving a real sense of torment, despair and delirium”

Reviewed at Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne on 16 October 2021

Beethoven, Fidelio

Glyndebourne Autumn

Ben Glassberg, Conductor

Frederic Wake-Walker, Director

Anna Jones, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Peter Mumford, Lighting Designer

Dorothea Herbert, Leonore

Adam Smith, Florestan

Dingle Yandell, Don Pizarro

Callum Thorpe, Rocco

Gavan Ring, Jaquino

Carrie-Ann Williams, Marzelline

Jonathan Lemalu, Don Fernando

The Glyndebourne Chorus

Glyndebourne Sinfonia

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****1

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Strong musical performances in a flawed and confused production revived for the autumn season at Glyndebourne.

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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.

Strong cast lifts Wake-Walker's constrained staging in Glyndebourne Tour's Fidelio