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Britten: The Rape of Lucretia (Glyndebourne)
Christine Rice (Lucretia); Allan Clayton (Male Chorus); Kate Royal (Female Chorus); Duncan Rock (Tarquinius); Matthew Rose (Collatinus); Michael Sumuel (Junius); Catherine Wyn-Rogers (Bianca); Louise Alder (Lucia); London Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra); Leo Hussain (Conductor); Fiona Shaw (Director);
"This new production… the first at Glyndebourne since Britten’s chamber opera had its premiere there in 1946, is quite the darkest – and possibly the most truthful – you’re likely to see in some time." (The Times ★★★★★)
Cecilia & Bryn at Glyndebourne - Arias & Duets (Glyndebourne)
Bryn Terfel (Baritone); Cecilia Bartoli (Mezzo);
"... pinpoint vocal interplay and assured comic acting ... a formidable display of coloratura technique and laser-sharp intonation." (The Guardian)
Comedy & Tragedy (Glyndebourne)
Alessandro Corbelli (Gianni Schicchi); Ekaterina Siurina (Adina); Christopher Purves (Falstaff); Anne Sofie von Otter (Carmen); Sergei Leiferkus (The Baron);
"In the pit, Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic hone their reflexes so that the instrumental guffaw, exclamation, explosive flourish leaps out at you. Its exciting and detailed and rhythmically so alive." (The Independent)
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 Tines)