Bizet: Carmen (Glyndebourne)
Anne Sofie von Otter (Carmen); Marcus Haddock (Don José); Laurent Naouri (Escamillo); Lisa Milne (Micaëla);
"Under the shrewd direction of McVicar, Anne Sofie von Otter gave us a gypsy of mercurial temperament..." (The Daily Telegraph)
Bizet: Carmen (Glyndebourne)
Anne Sofie von Otter (Carmen); Marcus Haddock (Don José); Laurent Naouri (Escamillo); Lisa Milne (Micaëla);
"Under the shrewd direction of McVicar, Anne Sofie von Otter gave us a gypsy of mercurial temperament..." (The Daily Telegraph)
Britten: Billy Budd (Glyndebourne)
John Mark Ainsley (Captain Vere); Jacques Imbrailo (Billy Budd); Philip Ens (Claggart);
"Elder's unerring sense of theatre puts him absolutely at one with the stage in every episode. He's clearly the guiding spirit of this Billy Budd. The production has been directed with laudable unobtrusiveness by Michael Grandage...Video director Francois Rousillon does exceptional work here, with the precision of HD a constant pleasure. Opus Arte's recorded sound is superb." (International Record Review)
Britten: Billy Budd (Glyndebourne)
John Mark Ainsley (Captain Vere); Jacques Imbrailo (Billy Budd); Philip Ens (Claggart);
"Elder's unerring sense of theatre puts him absolutely at one with the stage in every episode. He's clearly the guiding spirit of this Billy Budd. The production has been directed with laudable unobtrusiveness by Michael Grandage...Video director Francois Rousillon does exceptional work here, with the precision of HD a constant pleasure. Opus Arte's recorded sound is superb." (International Record Review)
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 ★★★★★)
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);
"The Times" (This new production…possibly the most truthful --- you’re likely to see in some time.)