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Die Meistersinger von NürnbergGlyndebourne FestivalNo. of reviews: 14 | |
Tradition und schöne Bilder dominieren |
 12 Jun 16 / Opernnetz |
Returning to the role of Hans Sachs, baritone Gerald Finley gives a definitive performance |
| 5 Jun 16 / Express |
McVicar brings out the comedy in Glyndebourne’s splendid Die Meistersinger |
| 4 Jun 16 / Seen and Heard |
Words and music in excellent balance, warmth and clarity anything but antithetical |
| 2 Jun 16 / Opera Today |
If anyone ever deserved the title of Grandmastersinger, it must be Gerald Finley |
| 31 May 16 / Express |
David McVicar’s play-it-safe production has an inestimable asset: the Hans Sachs of Gerald Finley |
| 30 May 16 / The Observer |
Power of love and creativity |
| 25 May 16 / Independent |
Even better than five years ago |
| 25 May 16 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Gerard Finley brings subtlety and warmth to Glyndebourne’s Sachs |
| 24 May 16 / The Guardian |
Wagner's comedy returns to open this year's festival on the Sussex Downs |
| 24 May 16 / What's on Stage |
Gerald Finley shone in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg |
| 23 May 16 / Telegraph |
Gerald Finley is the Sachs nowadays |
| 23 May 16 / Music OMH |
Humour and humanity: McVicar's Meistersinger touches the heart at Glyndebourne |
| 23 May 16 / Bachtrack |
Gerald Finley brought a mature, mellow and gentle quality to Hans Sachs’s resigned cast of mind |
| 22 May 16 / Classical Source |
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Watch Glyndebourne Festival Opera's production for free here at 5.30pm on Tuesday, July 12 and available on demand for the following seven days.
Michael Güttler has taken over as conductor of Glyndebourne’s Meistersinger with only a few weeks’ notice. How has he approached a mammoth project that most musicians would expect months, if not years, to prepa
Robin Ticciati has withdrawn from the 2016 Glyndebourne Festival revival of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in order to recover from surgery for a herniated disc.
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