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Theodora
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GTO's Theodora at Glyndebourne
Glyndebourne Touring Opera's Theodora at Glyndebourne on 18 October proved to be a most pleasant surprise. Having seen the Glyndebourne Festival's version only a few months before, it was surprising how much more taut, how generally much better an already good production had become. This Theodora manages to both pack a punch and to delight.
The lighting in particular was more dramatic. As an example, when the death sentence is passed at the end, wh...
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Theodora
Musical Opinion
; GTO's Theodora at Glyndebourne Glyndebourne Touring Opera's Theodora at Glyndebourne on 18 October proved to be a most pleasant surprise. Having seen the Glyndebourne Festival's version only a few months before, it was surprising how much more taut, how generally much better an already good
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JONATHAN DOVE: Flight
Musical Opinion
; JONATHAN DOVE: Flight Glyndebourne Festival Opera London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: David Parry CHANDOS CHAN 10197 64'55"64'17" Flight was an immediate hit both for Glyndebourne Touring Opera and subsequently for the main Festival. This CD, based on the Channel 4 recording from September
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La bohème
Musical Opinion
; Glyndebourne Touring 2004 La bohme William Dazeley stepped into the role of Marcello, replacing an indisposed Jeremy Carpenter, in David McVicar's production of Puccini's La bohme for Glyndebourne Touring, which I saw on 5 October. His interpretation of the role was very good. Dazeley has a
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Glyndebourne Touring
Musical Opinion
; Glyndebourne Touring Glyndebourne Touring this year consist of Mozart's Idomeneo, Verdi's La traviata and Handel's Theodora. These will be given between 7 October and 13 December with three weeks at Glyndebourne followed by single weeks in Woking, Milton Keynes, Norwich, Stokeon-Trent, Plymouth,
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Glyndebourne: The Last Supper
Musical Opinion
; The first Glyndebourne Festival performance of Sir Harrison Birtwistle's The Last Supper seemed to be a home-- coming of sorts. Although the World Premiere was given on 18 April in Berlin and the opera had already been performed nine times by the Glyndebourne Touring Opera, the cast was identical
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Glyndebourne Touring's Albert Herring
Musical Opinion
; Glyndebourne Touring's Albert Herring returned to Sussex on 25 October. Indeed, Britten's opera was first staged in the original Glyndebourne theatre by the English Opera Group on 20 June 1947, conducted by the composer and Directed by Frederick Ashton. The GTO has revived Peter Hall's 1985
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Reviews: Glyndebourne Touring Opera - Idomeneo: Mozart gets a makeover
The Scotsman
; OPERA Glyndebourne Touring Opera - Idomeneo FESTIVAL THEATRE, EDINBURGH PETER Sellars's production of Mozart's early masterpiece Idomeneo was panned when first introduced to Glyndebourne audiences earlier this year. The Iraqi war setting, coupled with an impassioned take on the classical tale was
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Reviews: Glyndebourne Touring Opera - Idomeneo: Mozart gets a dynamic makeover
The Scotsman
; OPERA Glyndebourne Touring Opera - Idomeneo FESTIVAL THEATRE, EDINBURGH PETER Sellars's production of Mozart's early masterpiece Idomeneo was panned when first introduced to Glyndebourne audiences earlier this year. The Iraqi war setting, coupled with an impassioned take on the classical tale was
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Glyndebourne Touring's Cosi
Musical Opinion
; GLYNDEBOURNE TOURING'S COSI A bare and tatty off-white rehearsal room sets the stage for this Cosi fan tutte, with the cast in plain and nondescript modem dress, helped along, here and there, by incongruous, in this setting, tricorn hats, sabres, military coats, and candelabra. Plastic stack-up
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Opera: Twenties chic with a touch of fantasy
The Independent - London
; RODELINDA GLYNDEBOURNE TOURING OPERA GLYNDEBOURNE RODELINDA - HANDEL heroine turned silent-screen star - is ready for her close-up. Christopher Cowell's reworking of Jean-Marie Vellegier's highly effective staging is back in the Glyndebourne Touring repertoire, and a star is born. Until three years
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