Glimmerglass Festival - Cooperstown | 22 January 2021 |
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Show BoatGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Glimmerglass’ Showboat sails to glory |
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Show Boat keeps rollin’ along |
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La TraviataGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 6 | ![]() ![]() |
Glowing Verdi at Glimmerglass |
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Quality singing in a setting with novel accents |
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Zambello’s Intriguing “Traviata” |
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La Traviata makes the rounds to Glimmerglass |
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Adrian Timpau shines bright in fantastic production that features Amanda Woodbury and Kang Wang |
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A stunning production visually |
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The Queen of SpadesGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
Francesca Zambello's staging was a miracle of invention |
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BlueGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 9 | ![]() ![]() |
Blue diversifies Glimmerglass fare |
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Glimmerglass lifts verismo mirror to American tragedy |
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Police violence reaches opera in ‘Blue’ |
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Am I Blue at Glimmerglass? You bet. |
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A world premiere opera, ‘Blue,’ confronts the police shooting of a teenage boy |
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A story of America’s ongoing struggle with race |
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Lushly melodic, dramatically persuasive |
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The struggle to stay alive is at the heart of “Blue” |
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Moody “blue” |
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The Ghosts of VersaillesGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 9 | ![]() ![]() |
Vibrant Versailles dazzles in upstate New York |
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Glimmerglass mounts a splendid show |
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Some guilty Ghosts |
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Ghosts haunts Glimmerglass |
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Glimmerglass Festival has made a bold choice in re-mounting The Ghosts of Versailles |
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An elegant new production of “Ghosts of Versailles”, |
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A splendid production of The Ghosts of Versailles premieres at Glimmerglass |
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“The Ghosts of Versailles” happily jumps between worlds and styles |
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Glimmerglass resurrects The Ghosts of Versailles on the eve of Bastille Day |
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The Cunning Little VixenGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 6 | ![]() ![]() |
Glimmerglass Festival’s charming “Cunning Little Vixen” |
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Glimmerglass Vixen is a cunning take on a moral tale |
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Lightning strikes twice – The Glimmerglass Festival’s Cunning Little Vixen is a winner |
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Eric Owens’ Forester the highlight of Glimmerglass' Cunning Little Vixen |
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The Cunning Little Vixen, opera for children at Glimmerglass Festival |
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“Cunning Little Vixen” an enchanted visit to the woods at Glimmerglass |
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Silent NightGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 3 | ![]() ![]() |
Honoring those Who fought in the war to end all wars – The Glimmerglass Festival’s compelling Silent Night |
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Even more moving the second time around |
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In “Silent Night” war is ugly, music is beautiful |
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Il barbiere di SivigliaGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 3 | ![]() ![]() |
Zambello’s Zany “Barber of Seville” |
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Glimmerglass Festival’s Barber of Seville achieves lift off and soars |
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Musical magic out of the blue at Glimmerglass’ “Barber” |
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West Side StoryGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 3 | ![]() |
Glimmerglass Festival’s dazzling “West Side Story”: youthful artistry, theatrical authenticity |
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Francesca Zambello directs West Side Story with a deft hand |
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Jerome Robbins’ work is the real (and big!) deal |
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L'assedio di CalaisGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 8 | ![]() ![]() |
An exciting discovery |
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Rarely performed The Siege of Calais highlights New York’s Glimmerglass Festival |
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Donizetti rarity given American première at Glimmerglass |
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Justice and music |
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Francesca Zambello, Leah Crocetto & Aleks Romano make a great case for Donizetti’s forgotten work |
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War beautifully sung in “The Siege of Calais” |
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A musically appealing, theatrically arresting “Siege of Calais” links Donizetti and Zambello |
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Glimmerglass Festival gives U.S. premiere of Donizetti’s ‘Siege of Calais’ |
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Scalia/GinsburgGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
Glimmerglass being judgmental |
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XerxesGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 5 | ![]() |
Baroque romantic entanglements |
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Arias rise to the occasion at Glimmerglass |
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Tree for the show |
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An elegantly performed Glimmerglass Festival “Xerxes” |
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Anchoring the uniformly strong cast is countertenor John Holiday, Jr. in the title role |
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OklahomaGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 3 | ![]() |
Director Molly Smith knew just how to best succeed at staging the evergreen classic Oklahoma! |
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Glimmerglass Festival’s rip-roaring “Oklahoma” |
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Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ‘Oklahoma!’ kicks up its heels |
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Porgy and BessGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 7 | ![]() ![]() |
Glimmerglass’ Porgy a perfect grand opera version |
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Arias rise to the occasion at Glimmerglass |
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Francesca Zambello’s Porgy and Bess successfully revived at Glimmerglass |
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A strong and handsome evening of music and theater |
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Handsome and gripping “Porgy and Bess” at Glimmerglass |
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Gershwin’s ‘Porgy and Bess’ wows, big-time |
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'Porgy and Bess' show worth seeing |
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Sweeney ToddGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 9 | ![]() ![]() |
At Glimmerglass Festival, what was old can sound new again |
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Greer Grimsley is ideal as Sweeney Todd |
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Blameless witches and a wicked barber |
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Greer Grimsley stars in Christopher Alden’s staging of “Sweeney Todd” |
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For the most part, this Sweeney Todd is both original and funny. Well played! |
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Not playing it safe at Glimmerglass |
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When musicals become operas |
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Not new, but darkly up-to-date |
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Just one more murder would have been nice. My vote for the final victim would be Christopher Alden |
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The CrucibleGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 8 | ![]() ![]() |
Powerful and perplexing |
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Blameless witches and a wicked barber |
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Mulligan, Barton, Zambello, Paiement make the case for “The Crucible” |
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A moving and powerful production |
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Glimmerglass Festival's opera of the Salem witch trials is mesmerizing |
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When musicals become operas |
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Stirring music and drama |
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Not new, but darkly up-to-date |
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La gazza ladraGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 6 | ![]() ![]() |
Welcome to birdland |
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Gilmore, Angelini, Ngqungwana Take Flight in Rossini’s “Thieving Magpie” |
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Blameless witches and a wicked barber |
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Magic was missing in this production |
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Not playing it safe at Glimmerglass |
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'The Thieving Magpie' sparkles at Glimmerglass Opera Festival |
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La bohèmeGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 6 | ![]() ![]() |
Blameless witches and a wicked barber |
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Still youthful at age 120 |
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The Glimmerglass Festival mounts a youthful “La Boheme” |
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Nobody can deliver Puccini better than Glimmerglass |
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A fresh, emotional experience |
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“Boheme” is grand and traditional at Glimmerglass |
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CandideGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 10 | ![]() ![]() |
Exuberance and dazzle |
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Glimmerglass season shines with vibrant vocal performances |
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Vivaldi, Mozart and Bernstein in Cooperstown |
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Bernstein’s Candide seems to have more performance versions than Tales of Hoffmann |
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Celebrating 40 years |
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“One must be optimistic” |
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A great show, performed with understanding and enthusiasm |
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Glimmerglass Festival: no better place for The Magic Flute and Candide |
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Glimmerglass’s ‘Candide’ makes political satire satisfying entertainment |
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A sprightly new production of Bernstein’s musical |
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Die ZauberflöteGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 8 | ![]() ![]() |
An abundance of charm |
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Vivaldi, Mozart and Bernstein in Cooperstown |
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Airy and bucolic Glimmerglass Flute |
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A muddled journey with no clear sense of direction |
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‘The Magic Flute’ is among the reimagined |
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A sparkling pageant, mixing together mystery, romance and comedy |
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Glimmerglass Festival: no better place for The Magic Flute and Candide |
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'The Magic Flute' creates opening night enchantment at Glimmerglass Festival |
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Catone in UticaGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 10 | ![]() |
An intriguing Vivaldi venture |
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Glimmerglass season shines with vibrant vocal performances |
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Vivaldi, Mozart and Bernstein in Cooperstown |
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Render unto Caesar: Cato approaches Utica for an American première at Glimmerglass |
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Glimmerglass conquers Cato |
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Celebrating 40 years |
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Premier of Vivaldi’s Catone in Utica at Glimmerglass: singers galore |
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Vivaldi’s late opera was well directed but missed an opportunity |
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Traditional staging, strong singing in “Cato in Utica” |
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Glimmerglass Festival’s ‘Cato in Utica’ hails Caesar — and John Holiday’s magnificent countertenor |
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MacbethGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 7 | ![]() ![]() |
Creepily effective |
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Scottish sensation at Glimmerglass |
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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. |
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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. |
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Eric Owens takes on new role at Glimmerglass Festival |
Eric Owens has been appointed the Artistic Advisor for the Glimmerglass Festival. |
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Glimmerglass Festival announces 2017 lineup |
William Burden, Theodore Chapin, Stephen Schwartz, David Sedaris and more! |
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The Glimmerglass Festival announces 2016 season |
Stephen Sondheim, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Deborah Voigt and more! |
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