Carmen Carmen

Anja Bihlmaier conducts Rihab Chaieb, Evan LeRoy Johnson, Lukasz Goli?ski, and Janai Brugger in a Proms concert performance of Glyndebourne’s production

on August 29, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Bordering on offensive Bordering on offensive

Does Diane Paulus really have no better ideas?

on July 31, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Sussex appeal Sussex appeal

Countertenor Jakub Jozef Orlinski will jump into Glyndebourne Opera’s production of Handel’s Rinaldo after mezzo-soprano Elizabeth DeShong pulled out “for personal reasons.”

on July 24, 2019 at 9:02 AM
The world is your cloister The world is your cloister

The 2020 Glyndebourne Festival features the company’s first production ever of Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites, in a production directed by Barrie Kosky and starring Danielle de Niese.

on May 09, 2019 at 1:44 PM
Country matters Country matters

Stefan Herheim productions may be many things, but they’re always theatrical.

on July 30, 2018 at 2:00 PM
You don’t have to put on the red light You don’t have to put on the red light

Live from Sussex, it’s Madama Butterfly!

on June 21, 2018 at 12:41 PM
Better call Saul Better call Saul

Director Barrie Kosky’s Glyndebourne 2015 production of Handel’s 1739 oratorio Saul (released on Opus Arte DVD) shows imagination as well as a strong cast and design team.

on October 12, 2016 at 9:00 AM
Lions, shared Lions, shared

La Cieca is delighted to announce that the video of the Glyndebourne production of Donizetti’s Poliuto will be streamed beginning Sunday, August 16th at noon EDT.

on August 11, 2015 at 2:27 AM
Paris original Paris original

Another month, another La Traviata release on video.

on July 20, 2015 at 11:32 AM
The subject was Rosenkavalier The subject was Rosenkavalier

La Cieca looks forward to seeing (in the virtual sense) all her cher public bright and early tomorrow morning for the webcast of the controversial production of Der Rosenkavalier from Glyndebourne.

on June 07, 2014 at 1:13 PM
Sex please: we’re British Sex please: we’re British

The finer performances of Tristan und Isolde have a way of sounding like a four-hour improvisation, the fruit of a single moment of inspiration that makes one forget how emotionally manipulative and painstakingly crafted the music really is.

on March 11, 2014 at 1:17 AM