Saul (2016)
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.
Year
2016
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
27 May 2016
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Ivor Bolton
Conductor
Lucy Crowe
Merab
S
Sophie Bevan
Michal
Christopher Purves
Saul/Apparition of Samuel
Iestyn Davies
David
Paul Appleby
Jonathan
Benjamin Hulett
Abner/High Priest/Amalekite/Doeg
John Graham-Hall
Witch of Endor
A
Alison Bury
Orchestra Leader
J
Jeremy Bines
Chorus Master
O
Otis-Cameron Carr
Dancer
R
Robin Gladwin
Dancer
E
Ellyn Hebron
Dancer
T
Thomas Herron
Dancer
M
Merry Holden
Dancer
Edwin Ray
Dancer
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