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Chopin: La Dame aux camélias (Glyndebourne)
Agnès Letestu (Marguerite Gautier); Dorothée Gilbert (Prudence Duvernoy); José Martinez (Des Grieux); Delphine Moussin (Manon Lescaut); Eve Grinsztajn (Olympia); Stéphane Bullion (Armand Duval);
"John Neumeier has created a ballet in which emotions go crescendo...Agnès Letestu, the great dramatic heroine, triumphs in this ballet danced to music by Chopin." (Le Figaro)
Dean: Hamlet (Glyndebourne)
Allan Clayton (Hamlet); Sarah Connolly (Gertrude); Barbara Hannigan (Ophelia); Rod Gilfry (Claudius); Kim Begley (Polonius); John Tomlinson (Ghost of Old Hamlet); Jacques Imbrailo (Horatio); David Butt Philip (Laertes); Rupert Enticknap (Rosencrantz); Christopher Lowrey (Guildenstern);
"With a reverent but mischievous take on the text and a superb cast led by tenor Allan Clayton, this world premiere production rises to the challenge set by Shakespeare’s great play " (The Guardian ★★★★)
Donizetti: Classic Comedies Box Set (Glyndebourne)
Alessandro Corbelli (Don Pasquale (Don Pasquale)); Danielle de Niese (Norina (Don Pasquale)); Alek Shrader (Ernesto (Don Pasquale)); Nikolay Borchev (Malatesta (Don Pasquale)); Ekaterina Siurina (Adina (L'Elisir d'amore)); Peter Auty (Nemorino (L'Elisir d'amore)); Luciano di Pasquale (Dr Dulcamara (L'Elisir d'amore));
"A strong cast is conducted with élan by Enrique Mazzola. That master buffo Alessandro Corbelli plays the title role with just the right degree of lugubriousness ... Star of the show, however, is undoubtedly Danielle de Niese, a soprano who belongs in the glamourpuss tradition of Marietta Piccolomini, Lina Cavalieri and Anna Moffo.... she sparkles and miaows and engagingly gives her performance a hundred and one per cent ... she lights up the show and walks away with it." (The Daily Telegraph - Don Pasquale ★★★★)
Donizetti: Don Pasquale (Glyndebourne)
Alessandro Corbelli (Don Pasquale ); Danielle de Niese (Norina ); Nikolay Borchev (Malatesta ); Alek Shrader (Ernesto ); James Platt (A Notary); Anna-Marie Sullivan (Servant);
"Danielle De Niese’s performance, so animated and nuanced, is one of the evening’s highlights." (The Times)
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore (Glyndebourne)
Ekaterina Siurina (Adina); Peter Auty (Nemorino); Alfredo Daza (Sergeant Belcore); Luciano di Pasquale (Dr. Dulcamara); Eliana Pretorian (Giannetta);
"It is a beautifully achieved piece of work...Peter AutysNemorino is world-class in his vocal accomplishment and touching presentation of the characters plight. Alfredo Daza sounds exactly the right notes of Gods gift to women bumptiousness and fundamental decency with his good-looking, healthy sounding Sergeant Belcore. Luciano Di Pasquale hits the spot as the fake potion seller Dulcamara, bringing colour and vivacity to his every appearance. The chorus are marvellous. Maurizio Benini maintains lively music-making in the pit." (The Stage)
Donizetti: Poliuto (Glyndebourne)
Michael Fabiano (Poliuto); Ana Maria Martinez (Paolina); Igor Golovatenko (Severo); Matthew Rose (Callistene); Timothy Robinson (Felice); Emanuele D'Aguanno (Nearco); Enrique Mazzola (Conductor); Mariame Clément (Director);
"Musical standards, under the baton of Enrique Mazzola, were outstanding with tip-top playing from the London Philharmonic Orchestra (including a particularly lovely clarinet solo) and a trio of world-class young singers to the fore. The American tenor Michael Fabiano, in the title role, has a thrilling, vibrant tone, fearless in top notes, powerful in the middle and subtly expressive even when, as often with Donizetti, the emotional colours tend towards the downright obvious. Donizetti’s rarely seen gem proves a terrific opener to this year’s festival." (The Guardian ★★★★)