Glimmerglass Festival - Cooperstown | 4 May 2024 |
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Die ZauberflöteGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 8 |
Airy and bucolic Glimmerglass Flute |
13 Aug 15 / Opera Today |
A muddled journey with no clear sense of direction |
6 Aug 15 / CNY Café Momus |
‘The Magic Flute’ is among the reimagined |
6 Aug 15 / New York Times |
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A sparkling pageant, mixing together mystery, romance and comedy |
27 Jul 15 / Times Union |
Glimmerglass Festival: no better place for The Magic Flute and Candide |
24 Jul 15 / DC Theatre Scene |
'The Magic Flute' creates opening night enchantment at Glimmerglass Festival |
14 Jul 15 / Syracuse.com |
Catone in UticaGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 10 |
An intriguing Vivaldi venture |
30 Aug 15 / ConcertoNet (English) |
Glimmerglass season shines with vibrant vocal performances |
24 Aug 15 / Washington Post |
Vivaldi, Mozart and Bernstein in Cooperstown |
14 Aug 15 / The Toronto Star |
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Render unto Caesar: Cato approaches Utica for an American première at Glimmerglass |
13 Aug 15 / Bachtrack |
Glimmerglass conquers Cato |
13 Aug 15 / Opera Today |
Celebrating 40 years |
4 Aug 15 / Wall Street Journal |
Premier of Vivaldi’s Catone in Utica at Glimmerglass: singers galore |
23 Jul 15 / Seen and Heard |
Vivaldi’s late opera was well directed but missed an opportunity |
22 Jul 15 / Financial Times |
Traditional staging, strong singing in “Cato in Utica” |
22 Jul 15 / Times Union |
Glimmerglass Festival’s ‘Cato in Utica’ hails Caesar — and John Holiday’s magnificent countertenor |
21 Jul 15 / CNY Café Momus |
MacbethGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 7 |
Creepily effective |
12 Aug 15 / ConcertoNet (English) |
Scottish sensation at Glimmerglass |
8 Aug 15 / Opera Today |
Celebrating 40 years |
4 Aug 15 / Wall Street Journal |
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A haunting Macbeth at Glimmerglass Festival |
24 Jul 15 / DC Theatre Scene |
Glimmerglass Festival’s ‘Macbeth’ a vocal triumph fit for a king |
15 Jul 15 / CNY Café Momus |
Glimmerglass's 'Macbeth' tells electrifying tale of tragic Scottish king |
15 Jul 15 / Syracuse.com |
'Macbeth' plays perplexing note |
14 Jul 15 / Times Union |
An American TragedyGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 7 |
Upstate, not upstaged |
19 Aug 14 / Wall Street Journal |
A tragedy with local resonance |
12 Aug 14 / ConcertoNet (English) |
Doom, glorious doom |
8 Aug 14 / Metroland |
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Tobias Picker’s opera is fleetingly effective but fails to stir overall |
4 Aug 14 / Financial Times |
Zambello’s Glimmerglass festival: strong parts looking for a greater whole |
26 Jul 14 / Washington Post |
Glimmerglass’s ‘An American Tragedy’ an American triumph |
24 Jul 14 / CNY Café Momus |
Flawed 'American Tragedy' at Glimmerglass |
24 Jul 14 / Times Union |
Ariadne auf NaxosGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 8 |
Upstate, not upstaged |
19 Aug 14 / Wall Street Journal |
Ariadne on a farm |
11 Aug 14 / ConcertoNet (English) |
High and low |
8 Aug 14 / Metroland |
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Francesca Zambello’s high-spirited production sets Strauss’s opera in a New York barn |
6 Aug 14 / Financial Times |
Christine Goerke raises the roof in this unforgettable aural experience |
1 Aug 14 / CNY Café Momus |
Zambello’s Glimmerglass festival: strong parts looking for a greater whole |
26 Jul 14 / Washington Post |
'Ariadne' provides a new take on Strauss |
24 Jul 14 / Syracuse.com |
Yes folks, tradition is out the window in this production by Francesca Zambello |
21 Jul 14 / Times Union |
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Glimmerglass Festival stars Christine Goerke in dual role
Singer returns to upstate New York opera fest as artist-in-residence, and has title role in Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos.
Singer returns to upstate New York opera fest as artist-in-residence, and has title role in Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos.
Glimmerglass Festival a homecoming for Goerke
This year's Glimmerglass Festival season in Cooperstown is serving as a homecoming of sorts for one its former young artists. Christine Goerke sings the title role in Richard Strauss's Ariadne in Naxos.
This year's Glimmerglass Festival season in Cooperstown is serving as a homecoming of sorts for one its former young artists. Christine Goerke sings the title role in Richard Strauss's Ariadne in Naxos.
CarouselGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 6 |
Upstate, not upstaged |
19 Aug 14 / Wall Street Journal |
A gritty, yet delicate, Carousel |
12 Aug 14 / ConcertoNet (English) |
No sugar-coating here |
26 Jul 14 / WAMC |
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Glimmerglass’s ‘Carousel’ goes round and round on the strength of its music, not visuals |
26 Jul 14 / CNY Café Momus |
Zambello’s Glimmerglass festival: strong parts looking for a greater whole |
26 Jul 14 / New York Times |
“Carousel” shows how an opera company can honor and even restore some lost luster to a familiar classic |
14 Jul 14 / Times Union |
Madama ButterflyGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 6 |
Upstate, not upstaged |
19 Aug 14 / The Guardian |
A vivid, dynamic Butterfly |
8 Aug 14 / ConcertoNet (English) |
High and low |
8 Aug 14 / Metroland |
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Puccini's 'Madame Butterfly' soars to perfection |
18 Jul 14 / Syracuse.com |
A cast inconsistent in vocal quality |
18 Jul 14 / Times Union |
Glimmerglass’s ‘Madame Butterfly’ finds harmony in the clashing of cultures |
18 Jul 14 / CNY Café Momus |
Un Giorno di RegnoGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 3 |
An avalanche of operatic joy |
4 Aug 13 / ConcertoNet (English) |
Glimmerglass offers an ambitious spread of works |
23 Jul 13 / New York Times |
Glimmerglass’s rarely done ‘King for a Day’ a rare treat, well done |
23 Jul 13 / CNY Café Momus |
CamelotGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 3 |
A fine production of a Broadway classic |
4 Aug 13 / ConcertoNet (English) |
Glimmerglass offers an ambitious spread of works |
23 Jul 13 / New York Times |
Glimmerglass premiere of ‘Camelot’ chivalrous, but hardly a knight to remember |
20 Jul 13 / CNY Café Momus |
Stabat MaterGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 2 |
Glimmerglass’s handsomely staged ‘Passions’ expands the boundaries of oratorio |
2 Aug 13 / CNY Café Momus |
Glimmerglass offers an ambitious spread of works |
23 Jul 13 / New York Times |
the little match girl passionGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 2 |
Glimmerglass’s handsomely staged ‘Passions’ expands the boundaries of oratorio |
2 Aug 13 / CNY Café Momus |
Glimmerglass offers an ambitious spread of works |
23 Jul 13 / New York Times |
Der Fliegende HolländerGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 3 |
Glimmerglass offers an ambitious spread of works |
23 Jul 13 / New York Times |
A musical, vocal, visual, dramatic success |
19 Jul 13 / The Huffington Post |
Excellent staging and strong vocal efforts put wind in the sails of this legendary ghost ship |
17 Jul 13 / CNY Café Momus |
ArmideGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 7 |
Updated Aida and stylish Armide at Glimmerglass |
20 Aug 12 / Classics Today |
A glittering rarity |
13 Aug 12 / ConcertoNet (English) |
Peggy Kriha Dye sang the formidable title role with alluring sound and urgency |
7 Aug 12 / New York Times |
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Glimmerglass scores with a colorful, sumptuous “Armide” |
31 Jul 12 / Classical Review |
'Armide' a must-see for opera lovers |
26 Jul 12 / Times Union |
A lavish courtship of music and ballet fit for a king |
25 Jul 12 / CNY Café Momus |
Armide may be the most reverent and well integrated of Baroque operas Glimmerglass has ever mounted |
23 Jul 12 / Times Union |
AidaGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 9 |
Updated Aida and stylish Armide at Glimmerglass |
20 Aug 12 / Classics Today |
A war-torn Aïda |
13 Aug 12 / ConcertoNet (English) |
Glimmerglass updates Verdi’s Aida |
8 Aug 12 / The Globe and Mail |
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An ‘Aida’ for turbulent times |
7 Aug 12 / New York Times |
A fine “Aida” cast gets water-boarded by clumsy staging at Glimmerglass |
30 Jul 12 / Classical Review |
Glimmerglass’s provocative ‘Aida’ combines great singing, shocking images |
20 Jul 12 / CNY Café Momus |
Energetic Aida at Glimmerglass |
18 Jul 12 / The Ithaca Journal |
Glimmerglass brings waterboarding to ‘Aida’ and magic to 'The Music Man' |
17 Jul 12 / Washington Post |
Call Zambello's production timeless or just a hodgepodge |
9 Jul 12 / Times Union |
Lost in the StarsGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 4 |
All hail Eric Owens! |
13 Aug 12 / ConcertoNet (English) |
Eric Owens triumphed in the lead role of Stephen Kumalo |
7 Aug 12 / New York Times |
Weill’s “Lost in the Stars” proves a bit lost itself at Glimmerglass |
30 Jul 12 / Classical Review |
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Eric Owens shines in Glimmerglass’s emotionally charged ‘Lost in the Stars’ |
24 Jul 12 / CNY Café Momus |
The Music ManGlimmerglass FestivalNo. of reviews: 6 |
A joyous romp |
13 Aug 12 / ConcertoNet (English) |
Lively and colorful |
7 Aug 12 / New York Times |
The Music Man delights at Glimmerglass Opera |
31 Jul 12 / The Post-Standard |
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The best thing about the production is the strength of the ensemble as a whole |
22 Jul 12 / Times Union |
Glimmerglass hits all the right notes in ‘The Music Man’ |
18 Jul 12 / CNY Café Momus |
Glimmerglass brings waterboarding to 'Aida' and magig to 'The Music Man' |
17 Jul 12 / Washington Post |
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News & Articles
Glimmerglass Festival names new leader |
Robert Ainsley, who has decades of opera experience as singer, director and administrator and is known for his advocacy for new works, has been named the next artistic and general director of the Glimmerglass Festival. |
26 May 2022 / Times Union |
Francesca Zambello to depart role at Glimmerglass Festival |
Francesca Zambello, artistic and general director of the Glimmerglass Festival, plans to depart the company at the conclusion of the 2022 festival season. |
16 Oct 2021 / Opera News |
Glimmerglass Festival to stage its operas outdoors this summer |
The festival, in Cooperstown, N.Y., plans to resume performances this summer in “the most ventilated area we could find: the great outdoors.” |
2 Mar 2021 / New York Times |
Glimmerglass Festival cancels 2020 season |
The Glimmerglass Festival has announced that it has cancelled all live performances this summer as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. |
6 May 2020 / Opera News |
The Glimmerglass Festival announces 2019 season |
As The Glimmerglass Festival prepares to open its 2018 season, the Cooperstown-based opera and musical theater company has announced programming for 2019. |
4 Jul 2018 / Broadway World |