| Date and venue | Title | Submitted by |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2012 Glyndebourne Opera House | The Cunning Little Vixen at Glyndebourne | David Karlin |
.jpg) If I were to describe Janáček's late opera The Cunning Little Vixen as a bit of a one-off, I could be accused of severe understatement. It's the only opera in the mainstream repertoire to be based on a cartoon strip, it mixes animals and humans at will and it incorporates dance and mime routines, all against the backdrop of the setting of ancient forest so beloved by middle European romantics.Read full review... | ||
| 25-Aug-2011 Royal Albert Hall | Glyndebourne's Rinaldo comes to the Proms | Intermezzo |
 London audiences had never seen anything quite like it. Fireworks, fountains and live sparrows were just a few of the special effects livening up the premiere of Handel's Rinaldo way back in 1711, prompting the Spectator's critic to compare it sniffily to a Punch and Judy show. Fast forward two hundred years, and you might wonder if there's been any progress. The restrictions of the Royal Albert Hall stage, just an open dais set behind the orchestra, rule out anything too adventurous. So the only water was a blue tarpaulin, and the tweeting birds were digitally remastered.Read full review... | ||
