Rinaldo, glyndebourne festival opera the arts desk. The season finale, robert carsens 2011 production of handels rinaldo, cycled to new heights with an unforgettable glyndebourne debut from polish countertenor. The one person to whom i would have expected to pour out an account of the opera is no longer with us. Caro nome from rigoletto the organ room sessions glyndebourne. Apparently, robert carsens vision of rinaldo was disliked when it was first seen in 2011. 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. Rinaldo is encouraged and calls on the winds and heaven to second his revenge. Glorious preposterousness none of the directorial liberties are at the expense of the music. 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.
From the glyndebourne festival 2011, a new staging of handels opera rinaldo, the work with which he made his sensational london debut. Glyndebourne continues to celebrate the genius of handel with its first staging of rinaldo, the work with which he made his sensational london debut. Rinaldo one of the composers strongest early operas must have seemed a compelling candidate for such treatment. Revisionary handel has brilliantly illuminated glyndebourne s stage at least twice. Glyndebourne was founded in 1934 by john christie, a landowner and theatre producer, and his wife audrey mildmay, an opera singer. Robert carsens 2011 production of the opera for glyndebourne reflected this with its tongueincheek.
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. Im thinking of peter sellarss prisonthemed theodora 1996 and david mcvicars cheekily upbeat giulio cesare 2005, which comes to the met this season. 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. 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.
Glyndebourne glyndebourne, bn8 5uu lewes, east sussex rated 4. Whilst the festival was thought of by many as another playground for the rich, it quickly gained a much more prestigious reputation. 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. I didnt mean to write about what inspired me this week.
When the distraught rinaldo tells them what has happened, eustazio suggests that the christian magician can help them. 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. 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. But on tuesday i went to glyndebourne to hear handels rinaldo. Handels rinaldo was first performed in 1711 at londons kings theatre. A seamless marriage of high tragedy and slapstick comedy david mcvicars production of. Teachers scramble to bring history to life in classrooms up and down the country through dressingup days and interactive whiteboard activities. 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. Rinaldo leads them all in their mission to rescue almirena.
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. Glyndebourne is an international opera house renowned for the glyndebourne festival held each summer and our tour which travels to venues across the uk in th. Act ii eustazio, rinaldo and goffredo arrive at a shore near the sorcerers dwelling. 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. Glyndebourne has a great track record with staging handels works. Autumn performances at glyndebourne and across the country. Recorded on location at glyndebourne in summer 2011. Robert carsens rinaldo at glyndebourne festival 2014. 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. Robert workman t he background to the plot of handel s 1711 opera is the first crusade, which took place at the end of the 11th. A beautiful array of gifts for her, for him, for children and for the house and garden.
Kirsten sollek, contralto insignia artists management. Genre opera download rinaldo podcast buy rinaldo podcast. An introduction to handels rinaldo video dailymotion. All productions are sung in italian with english supertitles. 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. A genius of emotional manipulation, puccinis exploration of the joy, anguish and heartbreak of young love has become one of. Explore the culinary delights we have on offer this autumn for tour 2019.
This year, at the festival and now on tour, glyndebourne staged a new production of handels rinaldo, his. Rinaldo, glyndebourne festival opera three hundred years ago, in 1711, the talents of the german composer george frideric handel burst upon the. Buy tickets for the semifinal and final of our international singing competition. Suddenly, armida and her forces attack them and abduct almirena. 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. A visit to the opera at glyndebourne is an unmissable highlight of the english summertime for its legions of devotees.
Handels first opera for london was designed to delight and entertain, combining good tunes, great singing with a rollicking good story. See todays front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic daily express newspaper archive. It is the first italian opera specifically written for the british stage and is given a contemporary twist in this new production. Rinaldo handels rinaldo made its glyndebourne debut at festival 2011 in robert carsens witty and irreverent production. This funny, feisty, finely sung version of one of the most difficult to stage of all handels operas, brings glyndebourne s exceptional 2014 season to a rousing close. 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. 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. Designed to fuse the virtuosity of italian singing with the extravagance of the 17thcentury english masque, rinaldo displays the in. Glyndebourne on tour 2011 by glyndebourne opera house issuu. A selection of photos from festival the 2019 production of rinaldo a magical battle of wits and wills ensues between rinaldos crusaders and the saracen army, as the fate not just of two lovers but two nations hangs in the balance. 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. Rinaldo podcast by glyndebourneopera glyndebourne opera. Rinaldo glyndebourne direct from the 2011 glyndebourne festival handels rinaldo robert carsen, director of tour 2010s praised the coronation of poppea, creates a new production of this spectacular tale of love, honour and righteousness.
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