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Giulio Cesare
© Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Mike Hoban (2005)
Revivals include the chance to see Stuart Skelton makes his belated Glyndebourne debut
in Tristan und Isolde, a revisit to the less-than-universally-acclaimed Barbe & Doucet Magic
Flute, and I wouldn’t miss Louise Alder stepping into Danielle de Niese’s dancing shoes as
Cleopatra in Sir David McVicar’s ridiculously entertaining romp through Handel’s Giulio
Cesare.
Garsington Festival
Privately funded, like Glyndebourne and all the other country house
festivals, Garsington offers an incredibly high standard of opera. Performances take place
in the Opera Pavilion, fully protected against the elements and offering idyllic views across
the Wormsley estate. For the first time, the festival delves into the world of French Baroque
with a staging by Louisa Muller of Rameau’s Platée. Bruno Ravella has enjoyed great
success directing Strauss (Rosenkavalier and Ariadne) in recent years; there’s no new
production from him this season, but he directs the revival of John Cox’s much-loved The
Marriage of Figaro.
