The renowned opera house Glyndebourne is currently touring Cendrillon (Cinderella), a French opera that saw its premiere performance in 1899, Paris. Having wanted to go to an opera for some time, and due to the fact I’m learning, slowly but surely, to speak French, I was quick to take up the opportunity to review Cendrillon…
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Review: La Traviata at the Norwich Theatre Royal
Don’t be scared. Yes, the title says ‘Opera’ with some Italian name, but no, that does not mean it’s too high culture for you. In fact, Glyndebourne’s production of La Traviata at the Norwich Theatre Royal is about as accessible as they come. Romance. Breakups. Affairs. Deathly illnesses. Parties. Sounds about right for a melodramatic…
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Glyndebourne’s Hamlet: an overwhelming “theatre of sound”
Performed at the Norwich Theatre Royal as part of the Glyndebourne Tour, Brett Dean’s adaptation of Hamlet has been greatly praised since it was launched last June at the Glyndebourne festival. The adaptation brings to life Shakespeare’s play, with a great cast and a great rhythmic in the way it has been produced. Vigorously performing…
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Review: Glyndebourne bring “La Finta Giardiniera” to Norwich Theatre Royal
La Finta Giardiniera – “the pretend Garden-Girl”: this being Mozart’s second Opera, it perhaps lacks the maturity of his later works, such as the likes of Don Giovanni or The Marriage of Figaro. However, there is a certain flair to this Opera which can be drawn out if under the right direction, and in the…
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