Child's play: inventive, moving Rinaldo at Glimmerglass

Anthony Roth Costanzo (Rinaldo)

Kyle Sanchez Tingzon (Goffredo) and Anthony Roth Costanzo (Rinaldo)

Anthony Roth Costanzo (Rinaldo), Jasmine Habersham (Almirena) and Keely Futterer (Armida)

Korin Thomas-Smith (Argante), Keely Futterer (Armida) and Anthony Roth Costanzo (Rinaldo)

By Cameron Kelsall, 31 July 2023

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“this Baroque outing signals a welcome reminder to what Glimmerglass does best”

Reviewed at Alice Busch Opera Theater, Cooperstown on 31 July 2023

Handel, Rinaldo

Glimmerglass Opera

Emily Senturia, Conductor

Louisa Proske, Director

Matt Saunders, Set Designer

Montana Levi Blanco, Costume Designer

Amith Chandrashaker, Lighting Designer

Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra

Jorge Cousineau, Video

Anthony Roth Costanzo, Rinaldo

Jasmine Habersham, Almirena

Keely Futterer, Armida

Korin Thomas-Smith, Argante

Kyle Sanchez Tingzon, Goffredo

Nicholas Kelliher, A Christian Magician

Jorrell Lawyer-Jefferson, Choreography

A dark, delicious take on Elizabeth Cree at Glimmerglass Festival

Cameron Kelsall, 28th July

Mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught anchors a fluid and appealingly staged new production of Kevin Puts' penny dreadful.

****1

Simon Godwin directs Gounod's Roméo et Juliette at Glimmerglass

Edward Sava-Segal, 30th July

The English theatre directs turns his hand to opera with a staging of Gounod's take on Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers.

****1

Brian Vu and Meredith Arwady shine in Glimmerglass Candide

David Wolfson, 8th July

Glimmerglass Opera Festival’s production of Candide leans heavily on a dry comedic sensibility, which most of the cast execute admirably.

***11

Carmen at Glimmerglass: visually striking, dramatically inconsistent

Cameron Kelsall, 18th July

Denyce Graves, once the reigning Carmen of her day, directs a new production full of interesting choices that rarely cohere.

**111

A streamlined Trovatore at the Glimmerglass Festival

Cameron Kelsall, 7th August

Rising mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis offers a gorgeously sung and grippingly acted portrait of Verdi's gypsy.

****1

Isabel Leonard soars in Glimmerglass Festival's Songbird

Cameron Kelsall, 6th August

Set in New Orleans during the Jazz Age, this riff on Offenbach's La Périchole captures the festive spirit of the summer, despite some tired jokes.

***11

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Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall is a classical music critic and cultural reporter. He has written for Bachtrack since 2019, and his byline has appeared in many national and international classical music publications. Based in Philadelphia, he regularly travels around the United States for musical events. In addition to his career in journalism, Cameron also teaches in the Theatre Arts program at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a certified sommelier and avid home cook. His favorite composer is Mahler. Twitter: @CameronPKelsall.