Glyndebourne Festival - Poliuto Reviews | 19 April 2021 |

Igor Golovatenko (Severo), Ana María Martínez (Paolina)

Michael Fabiano (Poliuto), Ensemble

Matthew Rose (Callistene)

Ana María Martínez (Paolina)

Michael Fabiano (Poliuto)
Performance reviews
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PoliutoGlyndebourne FestivalNo. of reviews: 19 | ![]() |
Poliuto au Festival de Glyndebourne |
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‘Poliuto,’ a rare Donizetti Bel Canto thriller |
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Glyndebourne opened this year’s summer festival in unusually serious mood |
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Throw the director to the lions! |
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Donizetti et Verdi, même combat? |
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Was Glyndebourne right to revive Donizetti's Poliuto? |
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This UK premiere of a fine if little known Donizetti opera sets a bold marker for the opening of the 2015 season |
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Mariame Clément’s production does not do very much to redeem the work |
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Despite some woefully dull staging, Donizetti’s rarely seen gem proves a terrific opener to this year’s festival |
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Donizetti’s rarely-seen opera comes across as gloomy and formulaic |
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Glyndebourne presents a rare Donizetti Opera |
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Musikalischer Schatz beim Glyndebourne Opera Festival |
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Igor Golovatenko lights up Glyndebourne's new season in Donizetti's Poliuto |
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Donizetti's forgotten opera is a memorable first for the Glyndebourne Festival |
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An accomplished staging by Mariame Clement |
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Donizetti’s Poliuto at Glyndebourne could well become one of of the great Glyndebourne classics |
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Where the production fails as a drama it triumphs musically |
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Glyndebourne opener is Donizetti like you’ve never heard him |
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A five-star musical performance, let down by a two-star staging |
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Production details
Cast
Fabiano, Martinez, Golovatenko, Robinson, Rose, D'Aguanno
(c) Mazzola (d) Clément
Performance dates
21, 24, 29 May, 2, 5, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 26 June, 2, 9, 12, 15 July 2015
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