Glyndebourne's Saul stole the summer and had critics raving. The Guardian (****) applauded virtuoso stagecraft from director Barrie Kosky in his debut production there, calling the show a theatrical and musical feast of energetic choruses, surreal choreography and gorgeous singing. For The Independent, which ranked it amongst five top classical and opera performances of 2015, there was no praise too high for the cast. The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under Ivor Bolton sparkles from the pit with period panache, and designer Katrin Lea Tag's exuberant costumes (The Times ****) set the Old Testament story in Handel's time, with a witty twinge of the contemporary.
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Ivor Bolton
Conductor
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The Abduction from the Seraglio
La Traviata
Lucy Crowe
Merab
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
Sophie Bevan
Michal
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The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz
Silk
Christopher Purves
Saul/Apparition of Samuel
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Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
Written On Skin
Iestyn Davies
David
Also in
The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel
The Metropolitan Opera: Marnie
Paul Appleby
Jonathan
Also in
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Metropolitan Opera
Benjamin Hulett
Abner/High Priest/Amalekite/Doeg
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Manon Lescaut
Mozart: Idomeneo Teatro Real de Madrid
John Graham-Hall
Witch of Endor
Also in
Albert Herring
Moses und Aron - Opéra National de Paris
Alison Bury
Orchestra Leader
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Jeremy Bines
Chorus Master
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Otis-Cameron Carr
Dancer
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Robin Gladwin
Dancer
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François Roussillon Director · Barrie Kosky Director Lionel Martin Cinematographer
First release May 27, 2016 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production François Roussillon, Sky Arts
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Glyndebourne Festival Opera
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François Roussillon
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Sky Arts
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sonostream.tv
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United Kingdom
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English
Release dates
United Kingdom · May 27, 2016
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