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Luisa MillerGlyndebourne FestivalNo. of reviews: 7 |
Hits every possible spot |
3 Aug 21 / The Stage |
A compelling, pared back Luisa Miller from Christof Loy at Glyndebourne |
3 Aug 21 / Bachtrack |
Così fan tutteGlyndebourne FestivalNo. of reviews: 6 |
A performance full of spirit and heart |
9 Jul 21 / iNews |
Don Alfonso is oddly colourless in this blissfully restrained revival |
7 Jul 21 / Independent |
Glyndebourne’s Così fan tutte provides welcome reassurance and orderliness |
7 Jul 21 / Opera Today |
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Love is no picnic: Nicholas Hytner's Così fan tutte returns to Glyndebourne |
7 Jul 21 / Seen and Heard |
Così fan tutte, ossia De la maison des morts à Glyndebourne |
7 Jul 21 / Olyrix |
Glyndebourne’s Così fan tutte revival is a veritable triumph of organisation, performance and production |
6 Jul 21 / Seen and Heard |
Il Turco in ItaliaGlyndebourne FestivalNo. of reviews: 7 |
A sparkling vision of Rossini’s farce is a delight throughout |
4 Jun 21 / OperaWire |
Glyndebourne has made a gloriously impressive start to its Festival |
26 May 21 / Express |
Glyndebourne’s wonderfully musical Turco suffers from creative confusion |
26 May 21 / The Article |
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Trust, teamwork and comic invention combine to make a winner |
25 May 21 / The Arts Desk |
Exceptional ensemble cast create perfect escapism |
25 May 21 / The Guardian |
Six singers in search of an author: Il turco in Italia delights Glyndebourne |
25 May 21 / Bachtrack |
Glyndebourne hits top form |
25 May 21 / The Stage |
Kat'a KabanovaGlyndebourne FestivalNo. of reviews: 11 |
Enjaulada y sin vacuna |
2 Jun 21 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Janáček’s darkest of operas provided a searing start to Glyndebourne’s new season |
30 May 21 / The Observer |
Kateřina Kněžíková towers over an intimate, searing vision of one of opera’s most complex selves |
29 May 21 / OperaWire |
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Novel rendition of Kat'a Kabanova |
27 May 21 / The Star |
Glyndebourne has made a gloriously impressive start to its Festival |
26 May 21 / Express |
Slimmed-down production delivers raw emotional power |
25 May 21 / Indianapolis Monthly |
A caged bird sings |
25 May 21 / Opera Today |
A vivid success in Damiano Michieletto’s new production |
22 May 21 / The Article |
Festival opens with sideways rain and raw, stunning Janáček |
22 May 21 / The Guardian |
A misalliance of metatheatre and the mundane |
22 May 21 / The Arts Desk |
In the bleak midsummer |
22 May 21 / Bachtrack |
In the Market for LoveGlyndebourne FestivalNo. of reviews: 5 |
Ópera en tiempos de COVID : regreso a Glyndebourne |
6 Nov 20 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
The sheer joy of performing; Offenbach's frothy market-set operetta is a first for Glyndebourne |
19 Oct 20 / Planet Hugill |
A silly but delightful staging of Mesdames de la Halle is an Offen-ready treat |
18 Oct 20 / The Observer |
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First-rate singers elevate flimsy one-acter |
13 Oct 20 / The Guardian |
Operetta is back at Glyndebourne |
13 Oct 20 / Bachtrack |
Die ZauberflöteGlyndebourne FestivalNo. of reviews: 2 |
Glyndebourne in the pandemic proves that opera doesn’t need stuffy rituals |
4 Nov 20 / New Statesman |
Deeply moving light in darkness |
3 Nov 20 / The Arts Desk |
RigolettoGlyndebourne FestivalGlyndebourne on TourNo. of reviews: 7 |
Strong vocal performances are overshadowed by a series of strange and irrelevant directorial choices |
8 Dec 19 / The Reviews Hub |
Rigoletto past, present and future: a muddled production by Christiane Lutz for Glyndebourne Touring Opera |
11 Nov 19 / Opera Today |
Not so much three stars as four-and-a-half stars for the performance and one-and-a-half for the production |
20 Oct 19 / Express |
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Verdi holds his own in a concept-laden Rigoletto |
20 Oct 19 / The Observer |
Christiane Lutz casts Rigoletto into the limelight as Charlie Chaplin |
19 Oct 19 / Bachtrack |
Add baby, remove bathwater |
15 Oct 19 / The Critics' Circle |
Christine Lutz' time-travelling and exposé of power and sexual abuse exerts a grip, but her concept can be hard work |
14 Oct 19 / Classical Source |
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Vuvu Mpofu taught herself to sing by copying divas on DVDs
South African-born soprano Vuvu Mpofu overcame poverty, bereavement and knife crime to win a major role at Glyndebourne.
South African-born soprano Vuvu Mpofu overcame poverty, bereavement and knife crime to win a major role at Glyndebourne.
RinaldoGlyndebourne FestivalGlyndebourne on TourNo. of reviews: 4 |
Rinaldo through the looking-glass |
11 Nov 19 / Opera Today |
Diverting but hollow production of Handel’s opera |
1 Nov 19 / The Stage |
The evening captivates for its theatricality |
29 Oct 19 / Classical Source |
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Rinaldo revived: Glyndebourne tours its school-based Handel opera |
29 Oct 19 / Bachtrack |
L'elisir d'amoreGlyndebourne FestivalGlyndebourne on TourNo. of reviews: 3 |
Potent potion |
10 Nov 19 / The Critics' Circle |
Sun, sex and suspicious potions: L'elisir d'amore on the Glyndbourne Tour |
16 Oct 19 / Bachtrack |
The comic and poignant twists and turns of love and fate are superbly brought to life in Arden’s production |
15 Oct 19 / Classical Source |
RinaldoGlyndebourne FestivalNo. of reviews: 8 |
Polish countertenor Jakub Jozef Orlinski gave an excellent performance in the title role |
19 Aug 19 / Express |
Juvenile japes and kinkiness in light-hearted but sharp Glyndebourne revival |
15 Aug 19 / Evening Standard |
Rinaldo vence por goleada |
15 Aug 19 / Ópera Actual |
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Glyndebourne’s ‘Rinaldo’ beds in brilliantly |
15 Aug 19 / Michael Church's blog |
Exceptional cast and conductor |
10 Aug 19 / The Stage |
More work needed from the boyishly handsome, breakdancing counter-tenor |
10 Aug 19 / Telegraph |
Stale stereotypes abound in a production that’s a bit past its sell by date |
10 Aug 19 / The Arts Desk |
Jolly hockey sticks! Orliński rules as Rinaldo at Glyndebourne |
10 Aug 19 / Bachtrack |
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Breakdancing opera singer steps in at Glyndebourne
Jakub Jozef Orlinski, a breakdancing opera singer will replace Elizabeth DeShong in Glyndebourne Opera's production of Handel's Rinaldo after she pulled out "for personal reasons".
Jakub Jozef Orlinski, a breakdancing opera singer will replace Elizabeth DeShong in Glyndebourne Opera's production of Handel's Rinaldo after she pulled out "for personal reasons".
CendrillonGlyndebourne FestivalNo. of reviews: 10 |
Une Cendrillon réussie |
9 Aug 19 / Anaclase |
There is a queer opera at Glyndebourne and this is why it’s important |
20 Jul 19 / Gay Star News |
The entire evening sparkles with magic |
21 Jun 19 / Music OMH |
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Mais de féerie, guère |
13 Jun 19 / Forum Opéra |
Glyndebourne’s Cendrillon is memorable in every way |
12 Jun 19 / Seen and Heard |
All the leading cast members give excellent performances |
11 Jun 19 / Express |
Cinders goes to the ball in fine voice at Glyndebourne |
11 Jun 19 / Evening Standard |
A touching production with a short supply of really fine singing |
10 Jun 19 / Telegraph |
Danielle de Niese is a sweet Cendrillon with genuine presence |
10 Jun 19 / Classical Source |
Cinders on the couch: Freudian Cendrillon at Glyndebourne |
10 Jun 19 / Bachtrack |
Die ZauberflöteGlyndebourne FestivalNo. of reviews: 10 |
Glyndebourne’s new Die Zauberflöte misfires, despite an excellent cast |
24 Jul 19 / Seen and Heard |
Sheer lunacy |
23 Jul 19 / Express |
The show breaks free of director Renaud Doucet’s contrived, PC rewrites |
23 Jul 19 / Independent |
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Glyndebourne show spikes sexist perceptions |
23 Jul 19 / Evening Standard |
Kitchen sunk drama |
23 Jul 19 / The Critics' Circle |
This magical, witty, irreverent production updates the action and politics to 1900s Vienna but still strikes some wrong notes |
20 Jul 19 / The Guardian |
A meaningless, tasteless, pointless, gimmicky mish-mash |
20 Jul 19 / Telegraph |
A highly imaginative affair, chock-full of spectacle with keen attention to detail |
20 Jul 19 / Classical Source |
There’s some fine singing to paper over the cracks in the concept |
20 Jul 19 / Opera Today |
A mixed bag of paper cut-outs |
20 Jul 19 / Bachtrack |
RusalkaGlyndebourne FestivalNo. of reviews: 5 |
How to stage magic: Glyndebourne's Rusalka |
6 Jul 19 / Bachtrack |
A glorious performance of an outstanding production of a powerful opera |
3 Jul 19 / Express |
Whimsy, raunch and brutality |
3 Jul 19 / The Stage |
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As rewarding an operatic evening as you’ll find anywhere this season |
2 Jul 19 / Music OMH |
Melly Still’s 2009 production plays to the rule ‘if it ain’t broke don’t fix it’ |
1 Jul 19 / Classical Source |
Il barbiere di SivigliaGlyndebourne FestivalNo. of reviews: 6 |
Hera Hyesang Park leads a wonderful cast in an engaging rendition of classic work |
24 Jun 19 / OperaWire |
This production has lost its way |
29 May 19 / Independent |
Almaviva was brilliantly played by the young South African tenor Levy Sekgapane |
23 May 19 / Express |
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Laughter returns to Seville: a sparkling Barbiere revival at Glyndebourne |
22 May 19 / Bachtrack |
The performance showcases some exceptional young talent |
21 May 19 / Classical Source |
Laughter returns to Seville: a sparkling Barbiere revival at Glyndebourne |
21 May 19 / Bachtrack |
La Damnation de FaustGlyndebourne FestivalNo. of reviews: 16 |
Berlioz rural |
19 Jun 19 / Olyrix |
A quand les Troyens? |
13 Jun 19 / Forum Opéra |
Byway to hell |
29 May 19 / The Critics' Circle |
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The Devil gets the last laugh in the opening opera of the Glyndebourne season |
29 May 19 / The Article |
Fausto se condena sólo víctima de su propia imbecilidad |
28 May 19 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Berlioz is underdone at Glyndebourne |
27 May 19 / The Observer |
The kind of profoundly mediocre night you wish Berlioz the critic had been around to demolish |
24 May 19 / The Spectator |
Turning an oratorio into an opera demands much more than dressing the chorus up as devils, sitting in a gallery |
22 May 19 / Express |
Glyndebourne fails to make the case for staging La Damnation de Faust |
22 May 19 / Seen and Heard |
Glyndebourne presents Richard Jones's new staging of La damnation de Faust |
22 May 19 / Opera Today |
The warp and weft of the staging is a stunning amalgam of sound and vision |
21 May 19 / Independent |
Musically, there was much to savour |
21 May 19 / Music OMH |
Problematic staging fails to convince |
21 May 19 / The Stage |
The London Philharmonic spares nothing in terms of Berliozian style and glamour |
20 May 19 / Classical Source |
Seductive, beguiling and sinister |
20 May 19 / The Guardian |
Diabolus vincit omnia: Purves' Mephisto dominates Berlioz' La damnation de Faust at Glyndebourne |
20 May 19 / Bachtrack |
La TraviataGlyndebourne FestivalNo. of reviews: 6 |
An excellent production of one of the greatest operas |
29 Nov 18 / About Milton Keynes |
Mané Galoyan’s Violetta was, appropriately, the star of the show |
23 Oct 18 / Music OMH |
In the title role, the Armenian soprano Mané Galoyan is a real find |
18 Oct 18 / Express |
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Curiously uninvolving |
17 Oct 18 / The Stage |
Mané Galoyan steals the show in a Traviata for our age |
15 Oct 18 / Bachtrack |
Making her Glyndebourne debut as Violetta, Mané Galoyan is a real find |
14 Oct 18 / Classical Source |
CendrillonGlyndebourne FestivalNo. of reviews: 9 |
Cendrillon gives Fiona Shaw an opportunity to take a long, hard look at the Cinderella story |
5 Nov 18 / The Observer |
Imaginative direction from Fiona Shaw even manages to avoid the tedium of the long ballet sequences in Massenet’s score |
18 Oct 18 / Express |
Cendrillon is a Glyndebourne success and a revelation in repertoire |
16 Oct 18 / Seen and Heard |
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Cinderella entrances her gender-fluid Prince |
16 Oct 18 / The Guardian |
Massenet’s work becomes a complex modern-day fairytale |
16 Oct 18 / The Times |
Overwrought and over-thought |
15 Oct 18 / Bachtrack |
The production is a delight |
15 Oct 18 / Music OMH |
A gender-fluid Cinderella concoction of sparkle and charm |
15 Oct 18 / Telegraph |
The predominantly female singers are strongly cast |
14 Oct 18 / Classical Source |
VanessaGlyndebourne FestivalNo. of reviews: 22 |
An excellent performance of an entertaining and superbly constructed opera |
20 Sep 18 / Opera Journal |
Un engendro llamado Vanessa |
27 Aug 18 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Ibsen meets Puccini |
13 Aug 18 / Klassik Info |
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Barber’s eclectic score is a gift to the sopranos |
13 Aug 18 / Express |
After decades of neglect, Samuel Barber’s Vanessa makes a dramatic entrance |
12 Aug 18 / The Sunday Times |
Competent but lacks the extra class |
11 Aug 18 / Express |
A superb production at Glyndebourne of Barber’s unjustly neglected Vanessa |
10 Aug 18 / Seen and Heard |
Barber's mysterious "Vanessa" enthrals at Glyndebourne |
10 Aug 18 / euronews |
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Vanessa: from Pulitzer to obscurity… and beyond
The prize-winning opera fell out of favour. Now it is getting a second chance at Glyndebourne.
The prize-winning opera fell out of favour. Now it is getting a second chance at Glyndebourne.
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