The Rake Resurgent as Glyndebourne's Stravinsky classic is revived

By Roy Westbrook, 24 October 2021

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“its freshness is unimpaired”

Reviewed at Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne on 23 October 2021

Stravinsky, The Rake's Progress

Glyndebourne Autumn

Kerem Hasan, Conductor

John Cox, Director

David Hockney, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Robert Bryan, Lighting Designer

Nardus Williams, Anne Trulove

Frederick Jones, Tom Rakewell

Sam Carl, Nick Shadow

Rosie Aldridge, Baba the Turk

Stephen Richardson, Trulove

Fiona Kimm, Mother Goose

Daniel Norman, Sellem

Jack Sandison, Keeper of the madhouse

The Glyndebourne Chorus

Glyndebourne Sinfonia

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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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Roy Westbrook

Roy Westbrook gained a diploma in music history at London University (Morley College) and was for some years the head of music day schools at Oxford University, where he also led music summer schools. After some years leading the University's business school he has returned to music teaching and writing, and recently took part in the Arts in Residence courses on Bruckner, Mahler and Bach He is co-author (with Terry Barfoot) of a history of opera, and has taught day schools on Sibelius in Oxford and elsewhere.