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| Reviews | 26 April 2024 |
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PoliutoGlyndebourne FestivalNo. of reviews: 19 | |
Poliuto au Festival de Glyndebourne |
 6 Jul 15 / Opera Online (French) |
‘Poliuto,’ a rare Donizetti Bel Canto thriller |
| 24 Jun 15 / New York Times |
Glyndebourne opened this year’s summer festival in unusually serious mood |
| 31 May 15 / Express |
Throw the director to the lions! |
| 29 May 15 / Daily Mail |
Donizetti et Verdi, même combat? |
| 28 May 15 / Forum Opéra |
Was Glyndebourne right to revive Donizetti's Poliuto? |
| 28 May 15 / The Spectator |
This UK premiere of a fine if little known Donizetti opera sets a bold marker for the opening of the 2015 season |
| 27 May 15 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Mariame Clément’s production does not do very much to redeem the work |
| 26 May 15 / Music OMH |
Despite some woefully dull staging, Donizetti’s rarely seen gem proves a terrific opener to this year’s festival |
| 25 May 15 / The Observer |
Donizetti’s rarely-seen opera comes across as gloomy and formulaic |
| 25 May 15 / Financial Times |
Glyndebourne presents a rare Donizetti Opera |
| 25 May 15 / Seen and Heard |
Musikalischer Schatz beim Glyndebourne Opera Festival |
| 23 May 15 / BR Klassik |
Igor Golovatenko lights up Glyndebourne's new season in Donizetti's Poliuto |
| 23 May 15 / Bachtrack |
Donizetti's forgotten opera is a memorable first for the Glyndebourne Festival |
| 23 May 15 / What's on Stage |
An accomplished staging by Mariame Clement |
| 23 May 15 / The Stage |
Donizetti’s Poliuto at Glyndebourne could well become one of of the great Glyndebourne classics |
| 23 May 15 / Opera Today |
Where the production fails as a drama it triumphs musically |
| 23 May 15 / Independent |
Glyndebourne opener is Donizetti like you’ve never heard him |
| 23 May 15 / The Guardian |
A five-star musical performance, let down by a two-star staging |
| 22 May 15 / Telegraph |
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| 2. | Aida Bavarian State Opera |
| 3. | La Gioconda Teatro di San Carlo |
| 4. | La rondine Metropolitan Opera |
| 5. | Roberto Devereux Dutch National Opera |
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