Caro nome from rigoletto the organ room sessions glyndebourne. Handels first opera for london was designed to delight and entertain, combining good tunes, great singing with a rollicking good story. Handels rinaldo was first performed in 1711 at londons kings theatre. Rinaldo was the first italian opera to be presented on the london stage, and the 2011 festival production marks the operas first production at glyndebourne. A seamless marriage of high tragedy and slapstick comedy david mcvicars production of. Rinaldo podcast by glyndebourneopera glyndebourne opera. A beautiful array of gifts for her, for him, for children and for the house and garden. Buy tickets for the semifinal and final of our international singing competition. L ike christopher aldens recent eno production of a midsummer nights dream, robert carsens new glyndebourne staging of handels rinaldo is set in a school. A genius of emotional manipulation, puccinis exploration of the joy, anguish and heartbreak of young love has become one of. In recent years, there have been great productions of theodora, rodelinda and giulio cesare, all of which have proved equally popular at subsequent revival and glyndebourne on tour gto productions as well.
Revisionary handel has brilliantly illuminated glyndebourne s stage at least twice. This year, at the festival and now on tour, glyndebourne staged a new production of handels rinaldo, his. American bassbaritone brandon cedel is a recent graduate of the metropolitan operas lindemann young artist development program, and was an ensemble member of oper frankfurt from 20162019. Each year, the glyndebourne tour gives a marvellous opportunity to show off the emerging artists from their training scheme and chorus, which are as talented as any such group in.
Kirsten sollek has been called an appealingly rich alto and true contralto by the new york times, and a singer with elemental tone quality by the philadelphia inquirer. Designed to fuse the virtuosity of italian singing with the extravagance of the 17thcentury english masque, rinaldo displays the in. Handels rinaldo from glyndebourne from the glyndebourne festival 2011, a new staging of handels opera rinaldo, the work with which he made his sensational london debut. Kirsten sollek, contralto insignia artists management. Rinaldo is encouraged and calls on the winds and heaven to second his revenge. See todays front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic daily express newspaper archive. Glyndebourne rinaldo glyndebourne festival opera 7211 a part from a brief nod in his direction with the oratorio jephtha in 1966, glyndebourne left handel alone until fifteen years ago, when peter sellars staged a cultish version of anothe. It is the first italian opera specifically written for the british stage and is given a contemporary twist in this new production. A visit to the opera at glyndebourne is an unmissable highlight of the english summertime for its legions of devotees. Teachers scramble to bring history to life in classrooms up and down the country through dressingup days and interactive whiteboard activities. Glyndebourne has a great track record with staging handels works. A spirit in the form of a beautiful woman and claiming to be sent by almirena tries to lure rinaldo into her boat, while two sirens sing of loves delights.
But on tuesday i went to glyndebourne to hear handels rinaldo. Robert carsens 2011 production of the opera for glyndebourne reflected this with its tongueincheek. Handels rinaldoan opera in three acts first premiered at londons queens theater in 1711is brought to life in a thoroughly contemporary flavor in the glyndebourne. Director robert carsen and dramaturg ian burton talk talk to james whitbourn about handels rinaldo first performed at the glyndebourne festival in 2011 and revived in 2014. Autumn performances at glyndebourne and across the country. Rinaldo, glyndebourne festival opera three hundred years ago, in 1711, the talents of the german composer george frideric handel burst upon the. But, at glyndebourne, they thought it proper to put the action in an english boarding school, where a boy is bullied, harassed and beaten by his classmates, the teachers punish him instead of the bullies, and then they ask the pupils to write an essay on the first. Explore the culinary delights we have on offer this autumn for tour 2019. Highlights in his 201920 season include masetto don giovanni for the lyric opera of chicago, basilio il barbiere di siviglia for the canadian opera company, figaro le.
Back for its second appearance, robert carsens glyndebourne rinaldo is ingenious and witty, joyous and completely overthetop, and the best possible ending to this years summer opera season. Glyndebourne glyndebourne, bn8 5uu lewes, east sussex rated 4. Rinaldo leads them all in their mission to rescue almirena. When the distraught rinaldo tells them what has happened, eustazio suggests that the christian magician can help them. Robert carsens rinaldo at glyndebourne festival 2014. Genre opera download rinaldo podcast buy rinaldo podcast. Robert carsens new version of handels classic fantasy of lovesick warriors and avenging witches transplants rinaldo into a new era. An introduction to handels rinaldo video dailymotion. Founded in 1934 by john christie and his soprano wife audrey mildmay, its summer festival and autumn tour operas attract 150,000 people every year. The one person to whom i would have expected to pour out an account of the opera is no longer with us. Glyndebourne was founded in 1934 by john christie, a landowner and theatre producer, and his wife audrey mildmay, an opera singer. Im thinking of peter sellarss prisonthemed theodora 1996 and david mcvicars cheekily upbeat giulio cesare 2005, which comes to the met this season. Glyndebourne on tour 2011 by glyndebourne opera house issuu.
All productions are sung in italian with english supertitles. From the glyndebourne festival 2011, a new staging of handels opera rinaldo, the work with which he made his sensational london debut. Rinaldo recommended cecilia bartoli almirena, david daniels rinaldo, bernarda fink goffredo, gerald finley argante, luba orgonasova armida, daniel taylor eustazio, bejun mehta a christian magician. Rinaldo, glyndebourne festival opera the arts desk. Rinaldo one of the composers strongest early operas must have seemed a compelling candidate for such treatment. Whilst the festival was thought of by many as another playground for the rich, it quickly gained a much more prestigious reputation. Sonia prina is a perfect rinaldo vocally, acting, luca pisaroni a smashing argante again, vocally and in acting, and brenda rae a brilliantly wicked armida who is also touchingly vulnerable after all, she does fall in love with rinaldo, just as argante falls in love with rinaldos lady love, the delightful and steadfast almirena.
Rinaldo handels rinaldo made its glyndebourne debut at festival 2011 in robert carsens witty and irreverent production. Glorious preposterousness none of the directorial liberties are at the expense of the music. I didnt mean to write about what inspired me this week. Apparently, robert carsens vision of rinaldo was disliked when it was first seen in 2011.
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