Rinaldo revived: Glyndebourne tours its school-based Handel opera

By Mark Valencia, 28 October 2019

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“Stucker scorched the auditorium with Armida’s second act showstopper “Ah, crudel””

Reviewed at Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne on 26 October 2019

Handel, Rinaldo

Glyndebourne Autumn

David Bates, Conductor

Robert Carsen, Director, Lighting Designer

Gideon Davey, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Jake Arditti, Rinaldo

Anna Devin, Almirena

James Hall, Goffredo

Jacquelyn Stucker, Armida

Aubrey Allicock, Argante

Thomas Scott-Cowell, Eustazio

William Towers, A Christian Magician

Francesca Gilpin, Revival Director

Philippe Giraudeau, Choreography

Colm Seery, Revival movement director

Peter van Praet, Lighting Designer

Glyndebourne Sinfonia

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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Mark Valencia

Mark has worked in arts journalism for four decades, both as a writer and as a French-English translator. Nowadays he focuses his energies on reviewing opera and music. Mark also writes for Opera magazine and for Musical America as a correspondent for Europe and the UK.