Glimmerglass Festival - Cooperstown
29 March 2024

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Die Zauberflöte

Glimmerglass Festival


No. of reviews: 8

Airy and bucolic Glimmerglass Flute
13 Aug 15 / Opera Today
A muddled journey with no clear sense of direction
6 Aug 15 / CNY Café Momus
‘The Magic Flute’ is among the reimagined
6 Aug 15 / New York Times
A sparkling pageant, mixing together mystery, romance and comedy
27 Jul 15 / Times Union
Glimmerglass Festival: no better place for The Magic Flute and Candide
24 Jul 15 / DC Theatre Scene
'The Magic Flute' creates opening night enchantment at Glimmerglass Festival
14 Jul 15 / Syracuse.com
Catone in Utica

Glimmerglass Festival


No. of reviews: 10

An intriguing Vivaldi venture
30 Aug 15 / ConcertoNet (English)
Glimmerglass season shines with vibrant vocal performances
24 Aug 15 / Washington Post
Vivaldi, Mozart and Bernstein in Cooperstown
14 Aug 15 / The Toronto Star
Render unto Caesar: Cato approaches Utica for an American première at Glimmerglass
13 Aug 15 / Bachtrack
Glimmerglass conquers Cato
13 Aug 15 / Opera Today
Celebrating 40 years
4 Aug 15 / Wall Street Journal
Premier of Vivaldi’s Catone in Utica at Glimmerglass: singers galore
23 Jul 15 / Seen and Heard
Vivaldi’s late opera was well directed but missed an opportunity
22 Jul 15 / Financial Times
Traditional staging, strong singing in “Cato in Utica”
22 Jul 15 / Times Union
Glimmerglass Festival’s ‘Cato in Utica’ hails Caesar — and John Holiday’s magnificent countertenor
21 Jul 15 / CNY Café Momus
Macbeth

Glimmerglass Festival


No. of reviews: 7

Creepily effective
12 Aug 15 / ConcertoNet (English)
Scottish sensation at Glimmerglass
8 Aug 15 / Opera Today
Celebrating 40 years
4 Aug 15 / Wall Street Journal
A haunting Macbeth at Glimmerglass Festival
24 Jul 15 / DC Theatre Scene
Glimmerglass Festival’s ‘Macbeth’ a vocal triumph fit for a king
15 Jul 15 / CNY Café Momus
Glimmerglass's 'Macbeth' tells electrifying tale of tragic Scottish king
15 Jul 15 / Syracuse.com
'Macbeth' plays perplexing note
14 Jul 15 / Times Union
An American Tragedy

Glimmerglass Festival


No. of reviews: 7

Upstate, not upstaged
19 Aug 14 / Wall Street Journal
A tragedy with local resonance
12 Aug 14 / ConcertoNet (English)
Doom, glorious doom
8 Aug 14 / Metroland
Tobias Picker’s opera is fleetingly effective but fails to stir overall
4 Aug 14 / Financial Times
Zambello’s Glimmerglass festival: strong parts looking for a greater whole
26 Jul 14 / Washington Post
Glimmerglass’s ‘An American Tragedy’ an American triumph
24 Jul 14 / CNY Café Momus
Flawed 'American Tragedy' at Glimmerglass
24 Jul 14 / Times Union
Ariadne auf Naxos

Glimmerglass Festival


No. of reviews: 8

Upstate, not upstaged
19 Aug 14 / Wall Street Journal
Ariadne on a farm
11 Aug 14 / ConcertoNet (English)
High and low
8 Aug 14 / Metroland
Francesca Zambello’s high-spirited production sets Strauss’s opera in a New York barn
6 Aug 14 / Financial Times
Christine Goerke raises the roof in this unforgettable aural experience
1 Aug 14 / CNY Café Momus
Zambello’s Glimmerglass festival: strong parts looking for a greater whole
26 Jul 14 / Washington Post
'Ariadne' provides a new take on Strauss
24 Jul 14 / Syracuse.com
Yes folks, tradition is out the window in this production by Francesca Zambello
21 Jul 14 / Times Union
Glimmerglass Festival stars Christine Goerke in dual role
Singer returns to upstate New York opera fest as artist-in-residence, and has title role in Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos.
Glimmerglass Festival a homecoming for Goerke
This year's Glimmerglass Festival season in Cooperstown is serving as a homecoming of sorts for one its former young artists. Christine Goerke sings the title role in Richard Strauss's Ariadne in Naxos.
Carousel

Glimmerglass Festival


No. of reviews: 6

Upstate, not upstaged
19 Aug 14 / Wall Street Journal
A gritty, yet delicate, Carousel
12 Aug 14 / ConcertoNet (English)
No sugar-coating here
26 Jul 14 / WAMC
Glimmerglass’s ‘Carousel’ goes round and round on the strength of its music, not visuals
26 Jul 14 / CNY Café Momus
Zambello’s Glimmerglass festival: strong parts looking for a greater whole
26 Jul 14 / New York Times
“Carousel” shows how an opera company can honor and even restore some lost luster to a familiar classic
14 Jul 14 / Times Union
Madama Butterfly

Glimmerglass Festival


No. of reviews: 6

Upstate, not upstaged
19 Aug 14 / The Guardian
A vivid, dynamic Butterfly
8 Aug 14 / ConcertoNet (English)
High and low
8 Aug 14 / Metroland
Puccini's 'Madame Butterfly' soars to perfection
18 Jul 14 / Syracuse.com
A cast inconsistent in vocal quality
18 Jul 14 / Times Union
Glimmerglass’s ‘Madame Butterfly’ finds harmony in the clashing of cultures
18 Jul 14 / CNY Café Momus
Un Giorno di Regno

Glimmerglass Festival


No. of reviews: 3

An avalanche of operatic joy
4 Aug 13 / ConcertoNet (English)
Glimmerglass offers an ambitious spread of works
23 Jul 13 / New York Times
Glimmerglass’s rarely done ‘King for a Day’ a rare treat, well done
23 Jul 13 / CNY Café Momus
Camelot

Glimmerglass Festival


No. of reviews: 3

A fine production of a Broadway classic
4 Aug 13 / ConcertoNet (English)
Glimmerglass offers an ambitious spread of works
23 Jul 13 / New York Times
Glimmerglass premiere of ‘Camelot’ chivalrous, but hardly a knight to remember
20 Jul 13 / CNY Café Momus
Stabat Mater

Glimmerglass Festival


No. of reviews: 2

Glimmerglass’s handsomely staged ‘Passions’ expands the boundaries of oratorio
2 Aug 13 / CNY Café Momus
Glimmerglass offers an ambitious spread of works
23 Jul 13 / New York Times
the little match girl passion

Glimmerglass Festival


No. of reviews: 2

Glimmerglass’s handsomely staged ‘Passions’ expands the boundaries of oratorio
2 Aug 13 / CNY Café Momus
Glimmerglass offers an ambitious spread of works
23 Jul 13 / New York Times
Der Fliegende Holländer

Glimmerglass Festival


No. of reviews: 3

Glimmerglass offers an ambitious spread of works
23 Jul 13 / New York Times
A musical, vocal, visual, dramatic success
19 Jul 13 / The Huffington Post
Excellent staging and strong vocal efforts put wind in the sails of this legendary ghost ship
17 Jul 13 / CNY Café Momus
Armide

Glimmerglass Festival


No. of reviews: 7

Updated Aida and stylish Armide at Glimmerglass
20 Aug 12 / Classics Today
A glittering rarity
13 Aug 12 / ConcertoNet (English)
Peggy Kriha Dye sang the formidable title role with alluring sound and urgency
7 Aug 12 / New York Times
Glimmerglass scores with a colorful, sumptuous “Armide”
31 Jul 12 / Classical Review
'Armide' a must-see for opera lovers
26 Jul 12 / Times Union
A lavish courtship of music and ballet fit for a king
25 Jul 12 / CNY Café Momus
Armide may be the most reverent and well integrated of Baroque operas Glimmerglass has ever mounted
23 Jul 12 / Times Union
Aida

Glimmerglass Festival


No. of reviews: 9

Updated Aida and stylish Armide at Glimmerglass
20 Aug 12 / Classics Today
A war-torn Aïda
13 Aug 12 / ConcertoNet (English)
Glimmerglass updates Verdi’s Aida
8 Aug 12 / The Globe and Mail
An ‘Aida’ for turbulent times
7 Aug 12 / New York Times
A fine “Aida” cast gets water-boarded by clumsy staging at Glimmerglass
30 Jul 12 / Classical Review
Glimmerglass’s provocative ‘Aida’ combines great singing, shocking images
20 Jul 12 / CNY Café Momus
Energetic Aida at Glimmerglass
18 Jul 12 / The Ithaca Journal
Glimmerglass brings waterboarding to ‘Aida’ and magic to 'The Music Man'
17 Jul 12 / Washington Post
Call Zambello's production timeless or just a hodgepodge
9 Jul 12 / Times Union
Lost in the Stars

Glimmerglass Festival


No. of reviews: 4

All hail Eric Owens!
13 Aug 12 / ConcertoNet (English)
Eric Owens triumphed in the lead role of Stephen Kumalo
7 Aug 12 / New York Times
Weill’s “Lost in the Stars” proves a bit lost itself at Glimmerglass
30 Jul 12 / Classical Review
Eric Owens shines in Glimmerglass’s emotionally charged ‘Lost in the Stars’
24 Jul 12 / CNY Café Momus
The Music Man

Glimmerglass Festival


No. of reviews: 6

A joyous romp
13 Aug 12 / ConcertoNet (English)
Lively and colorful
7 Aug 12 / New York Times
The Music Man delights at Glimmerglass Opera
31 Jul 12 / The Post-Standard
The best thing about the production is the strength of the ensemble as a whole
22 Jul 12 / Times Union
Glimmerglass hits all the right notes in ‘The Music Man’
18 Jul 12 / CNY Café Momus
Glimmerglass brings waterboarding to 'Aida' and magig to 'The Music Man'
17 Jul 12 / Washington Post
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News & Articles

Glimmerglass Festival names new leader
Robert Ainsley, who has decades of opera experience as singer, director and administrator and is known for his advocacy for new works, has been named the next artistic and general director of the Glimmerglass Festival.
26 May 2022 / Times Union
Francesca Zambello to depart role at Glimmerglass Festival
Francesca Zambello, artistic and general director of the Glimmerglass Festival, plans to depart the company at the conclusion of the 2022 festival season.
16 Oct 2021 / Opera News
Glimmerglass Festival to stage its operas outdoors this summer
The festival, in Cooperstown, N.Y., plans to resume performances this summer in “the most ventilated area we could find: the great outdoors.”
2 Mar 2021 / New York Times
Glimmerglass Festival cancels 2020 season
The Glimmerglass Festival has announced that it has cancelled all live performances this summer as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
6 May 2020 / Opera News
The Glimmerglass Festival announces 2019 season
As The Glimmerglass Festival prepares to open its 2018 season, the Cooperstown-based opera and musical theater company has announced programming for 2019.
4 Jul 2018 / Broadway World