| Glyndebourne Festival - Madama Butterfly Reviews | 20 April 2024 |
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Madama ButterflyGlyndebourne FestivalNo. of reviews: 16 | |
You'd need to be made of stone to get through Act III unmoved here |
 13 Sep 18 / Opera Journal |
Glyndebourne is sunny yet unrewarding |
| 3 Jun 18 / The Sunday Times |
The summer opera season kicks off with Annilese Miskimmon’s perceptive staging of Puccini’s heartbreaker |
| 28 May 18 / The Observer |
Much is routine – and a fair amount is worse |
| 24 May 18 / The Spectator |
A super start to the 2018 season |
| 24 May 18 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
The undoubted glory of the evening was the orchestral playing by the London Philharmonic Orchestra |
| 22 May 18 / Music OMH |
The UK's premier summer festival opens its season with Puccini's beloved tear-jerker |
| 21 May 18 / What's on Stage |
Tears on the picnic lawn: Madama Butterfly makes her bow at the Glyndebourne Festival |
| 21 May 18 / Bachtrack |
Excellent performances |
| 21 May 18 / The Stage |
Glyndebourne Festival Opera 2018 opens with Annilese Miskimmon's Madama Butterfly |
| 21 May 18 / Opera Today |
An impressive opening night Butterfly at the 2018 Glyndebourne Festival |
| 21 May 18 / Seen and Heard |
A breathtaking Butterfly, but Richard Jones goes overboard on the gags |
| 21 May 18 / Independent |
Glyndebourne openers perplex, provoke and charm |
| 21 May 18 / The Guardian |
Exceptionally well cast and thoughtfully directed by Annilese Miskimmon, the emotional impact remains devastating |
| 21 May 18 / Classical Source |
Bland characterisation but striking singing in Puccini's emotional masterpiece |
| 21 May 18 / Telegraph |
Boldly updated to the 1950s, this production nevertheless has a striking visual beauty |
| 21 May 18 / The Times |
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Production details
Cast
Busuioc, Guerrero, DeShong, Sumuel, Bosi/Piolino, Budaratskiy, Ränzlöv, Mechlinski, Mofidian, Marsden, Muffett
(c) Wellber/Glassberg (d) Miskimmon
Performance dates
19, 23, 26, 31 May, 3, 6, 9, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28 June, 1, 5, 8, 12, 18 July 2018
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