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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.

Top Cast

  • Ivor Bolton

    Ivor Bolton

    Conductor

  • Lucy Crowe

    Lucy Crowe

    Merab

  • Sophie Bevan

    Sophie Bevan

    Michal

  • Christopher Purves

    Christopher Purves

    Saul/Apparition of Samuel

  • Iestyn Davies

    Iestyn Davies

    David

  • Paul Appleby

    Paul Appleby

    Jonathan

  • Benjamin Hulett

    Benjamin Hulett

    Abner/High Priest/Amalekite/Doeg

  • John Graham-Hall

    John Graham-Hall

    Witch of Endor

  • Alison Bury

    Alison Bury

    Orchestra Leader

Overview

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.

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