Saul

Glyndebourne's Saul stole the summer and had critics raving. The Guardian (****) applauded virtuoso stagecraft from director Barrie Kosky in his debut production there, calling the show a theatrical and musical feast of energetic choruses, surreal choreography and gorgeous singing. For The Independent, which ranked it amongst five top classical and opera performances of 2015, there was no praise too high for the cast. The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under Ivor Bolton sparkles from the pit with period panache, and designer Katrin Lea Tag's exuberant costumes (The Times ****) set the Old Testament story in Handel's time, with a witty twinge of the contemporary.

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Music,

Drama

Duration:

185 minutes

Year:

2016

Director:

Barrie Kosky

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Company:

Glyndebourne Festival Opera,

François Roussillon,

Sky Arts,

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Cast:
Ivor Bolton

Conductor

Lucy Crowe

Merab

Sophie Bevan

Michal

Christopher Purves

Saul/Apparition of Samuel

Iestyn Davies

David

Crew:
Otto Pichler

Choreographer

Barrie Kosky

Director

Ivor Bolton

Conductor

Katrin Lea Tag

Production Design

Charles Jennens

Lyricist