| Glyndebourne Festival - Die Entführung aus dem Serail Reviews | 27 April 2024 |
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Die Entführung aus dem SerailGlyndebourne FestivalNo. of reviews: 13 | |
Sally Matthews plays Konstanza with just the right combination of strength and vulnerability |
 25 Jun 15 / Express |
Mozart steals the festival |
| 21 Jun 15 / Express |
A brilliant production |
| 17 Jun 15 / Independent |
Sensitive and stylish, it brings out the strong points and charming absurdities of this engaging opera |
| 17 Jun 15 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
David McVicar’s new production of Mozart’s first successful opera is a vision innocent of its own Orientalism |
| 16 Jun 15 / New Statesman |
McVicar’s production of Mozart’s Turkish comedy is a vocal and visual treat |
| 16 Jun 15 / The Stage |
The production effectively blends frivolity and genuine menace |
| 16 Jun 15 / Opera Today |
David McVicar handles Mozart’s comic opera with a light touch |
| 16 Jun 15 / Financial Times |
A straightforward, faithful interpretation which focuses on the presentation of character and atmospher |
| 15 Jun 15 / Music OMH |
Fatally slow |
| 15 Jun 15 / Telegraph |
A powerful, truthful staging of Mozart's comedy is a big hit for Glyndebourne |
| 15 Jun 15 / What's on Stage |
Outstanding, mesmerising culture-clash comedy |
| 15 Jun 15 / The Guardian |
McVicar’s stylish Entführung emerges as a strong moral tale at Glyndebourne |
| 15 Jun 15 / Bachtrack |
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Interview: Edgaras Montvidas
The Lithuanian tenor Edgaras Montvidas sings Belmonte in Glyndebourne’s new production of Die Entführung aus dem Serail, which opens this weekend.
The Lithuanian tenor Edgaras Montvidas sings Belmonte in Glyndebourne’s new production of Die Entführung aus dem Serail, which opens this weekend.
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Cast
Matthews, Eriksmoen, Montvidas, Gunnell, Kehrer
(c) Ticciati (d) McVicar
Performance dates
13, 17, 20, 24, 27, 30 June, 3, 8, 14, 16, 19, 22, 25, 31 July, 2, 7, 10 August 2015
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22 Apr 24 / The Guardian |