Glyndebourne Podcast
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Interviews and insights into Glyndebourne opera productions
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Le Nozze di Figaro | A guide to Glyndebourne’s signature opera, Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, with music from the live recording of our 1962 production. Presenter Peggy Reynolds explores the historical context of the opera, the politics behind its humour, and Mozart’s sublime music of rage and forgiveness. With contributions from Conductor Jane Glover, General Director of Glyndebourne David Pickard, Head of Music at Royal Holloway, University of London, Julian Johnson and Dr John Leigh of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge – a specialist in 18th Century French thought and literature. (Producer: Mair Bosworth) | 23 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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La bohème | Peggy Reynolds provides an introduction to one of the world’s most loved and performed operas – Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème. With expert insights from Conductor Kirill Karabits, musicologist and cultural historian Alexandra Wilson, the General Director of Glyndebourne David Pickard, Head of Music at Royal Holloway, University of London, Julian Johnson and the soprano Irina Iordachescu. (Producer: Mair Bosworth) | 23 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoArtemis arrives at Glyndebourne | Deborah Bell's sculpture Artemis is installed near the Ha-Ha at Glyndebourne in May 2012 as part of our Art and Sculpture at Glyndebourne for the 2012 Festival. Deborah Bell is a leading South African painter and sculptor whose work is created in dialogue with multiple worlds, texts, histories and consciousnesses. She is also widely known for her collaborative projects with William Kentridge and Robert Hodgins. | 21 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoLa Cenerentola trailer | Rossini’s music has an irrepressible quality, bubbling up effortlessly throughout this retelling of the story of Cinderella. The invention is unstoppable, from Cenerentola’s plaintive song about a king who loves a poor girl to the lavish coloratura of her final aria when goodness triumphs and all ends, for some at any rate, happily ever after. When this production, directed by Peter Hall, was first seen in 2005, Opera magazine credited it as ‘thoughtful, fresh and full of insight’ whilst for The Telegraph it ‘met the Glyndebourne gold standard’. The young American Elizabeth DeShong will sing the role of Cenerentola (Angelina) and Chinese baritone Shenyang, Cardiff Singer of the World in 2007, will make his Glyndebourne debut La Cenerentola as Alidoro. A revival of the 2005 Festival production Sung in Italian with English supertitles Supported by The La Cenerentola Syndicate La Cenerentola (Critical Edition edited by A. Zedda) by Gioachino Rossini. Property of Casa Ricordi, Milan (Universal Music Publishing Ricordi Srl). By arrangement with G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Limited. | 21 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoThe Fairy Queen trailer | Purcell’s intoxicating combination of words and music alternates elements of the plot of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with a variety of musical interludes. A magical brew has been concocted by director Jonathan Kent in inventive collaboration with designer Paul Brown. The glass-fronted cases of a 17th-century cabinet of curiosities disgorge the black-winged inhabitants of a fairy world who make it their business to daze and confuse the poor humans who have accidentally strayed into their kingdom. The mixture is quintessentially English – one moment pastoral and elegiac, the next pure end-of-the-pier slapstick. Baroque specialist Laurence Cummings will lead the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment from the harpsichord in this revival of a production that enchanted audiences on its first outing in 2009. The Daily Telegraph called it ‘an absolute riot, but executed with taste and style’ while The Observer said that ‘it is hard to imagine a more brilliantly creative approach to the work’. When it was first produced at the Dorset Gardens Theatre in London in 1692, The Fairy Queen featured stage effects that nearly bankrupted the theatre. There were elaborate costumes, swans gliding over lakes, grottoes, woods and 12-foot high fountains. At Glyndebourne there will be dazzling singing and dancing, flamboyant cross-dressing, a flying horse and a warren full of rampant rabbits! | 16 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoGlyndebourne Festival - 2012 Season Overview | Watch this year's season overview to get an idea of life at Glyndebourne before the Festival with David Pickard. Hear from Director Melly Still on The Cunning Little Vixen, Sir Peter Hall on La Cenerentola and Jonathan Kent on The Fairy Queen. The season overview gives you a preview of the opportunities and events available at the 2012 festival. The Cunning little Vixen - Overture used with kind permission of Chandos Records Ltd - glyndebourne.com/product/cunning-little-vixen-c-rattle Ravel - L'Heure Espagnole - Introduction used with kind permission of Deutsche Grammaphon. - glyndebourne.com/product/lheure-espagnolelenfant-et-les-sortil%C3%A8ges-c-maazel | 10 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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La Cenerentola | Presenter Peggy Reynolds provides an introduction to Gioachino Rossini's La Cenerentola. She sets the opera in historical context and explores some of the themes and stories behind the Rossini's great work. With contributions from writer and mythographer Marina Warner on the origins of the Cinderella myth, conductor Vladimir Jurowski on Rossini's use of coloratura, and Director Sir Peter Hall on La Cenerentola as post-enlightenment reimagining of the Cinderella story. (Producer: Mair Bosworth) | 8 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Cunning Little Vixen | Presenter Peggy Reynolds explores some of the themes and stories behind Leoš Janáček's The Cunning Little Vixen. With contributions from music writer Gavin Plumley, who identifies a comic strip as the source of the libretto and tells us of the composer's outings to find foxes in the wild. From Julian Johnson - Head of Music at Royal Holloway, University of London - who sets the opera in historical context and helps us pick out the influence of Moravian folk music and speech patterns in Janáček score. And from Melly Still, Director of the 2012 Glyndebourne production of The Cunning Little Vixen, who explores the deeper meanings of this deceptively simple story of human and animal lives running in parallel. (Producer: Mair Bosworth) | 8 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoIntroducing The Turn of the Screw | An introduction to Glyndebourne's 2011 festival production The Turn of the Screw. Featuring Director Jonathan Kent and Conductor Jakub Hrusa. | 31 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoThe Turn of the Screw - Flora and Miles | Interview with Principles Joanna Songi and Thomas Parfitt discussing The Turn of the Screw. | 18 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Turn of the Screw podcast | James Whitbourn discusses the 2011 revival production of The Turn of the Screw with Conductor Jakub Hrusa and Director Jonathan Kent. | 11 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rusalka Podcast | Director Melly Still and conductor Sir Andrew Davis discuss the 2011 revival of Dvorak's fairy tale opera. | 21 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoRinaldo - Making a Scene | A behind the scenes look at our 2011 production of Handel's Rinaldo. Filmed during rehearsals at Glyndebourne in June 2011. | 2 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rinaldo Podcast | Director Robert Carsen and Dramaturg Ian Burton talk talk to James Whitbourn about Handel's Rinaldo. | 2 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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L'elisir d'amore Podcast | Director Annabel Arden and conductor Enrique Mazzola discuss the 2011 revival of Donizetti's comic opera L'elisir d'amore. | 8 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoDie Meistersinger - Wagner and Glyndebourne | In this look at Glyndebourne's first ever production of Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, Sir George Christie and Gus Christie discuss the realisation of a long-held family dream. In addition Conductor Vladimir Jurowski and Director David McVicar address the historical context of the work and their rationale for the early-19th century setting of this production. | 19 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoDie Meistersinger - Scale and Detail | Glyndebourne's first ever production of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg opened the 2011 Festival. Get a glimpse into putting on this epic scale opera from Director David McVicar, Designer Vicki Mortimer, Lighting designer Paule Constable and backstage insiders at Glyndebourne. This video includes exclusive backstage and rehearsal footage recorded at Glyndebourne in May 2011. | 19 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Don Giovanni Podcast | Conductor Robin Ticciati talks to James Whitbourn about Mozart's Don Giovanni. | 19 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg Podcast | Conductor Vladimir Jurowski talks to James Whitbourn about Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg | 19 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoA Painting a Day - Julian Sutherland-Beatson | A selection of works by Glyndebourne's Artist in Residence Julian Sutherland-Beatson. All of these works belong to his 'Daily Painting' project and were made on location at Glyndebourne during the 2011 Glyndebourne Festival. | 18 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hansel und Gretel Podcast | Conductor Robin Ticciati talks to James Whitbourn about Humperdinck's Hansel und Gretel | 22 7 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Don Giovanni Podcast | James Whitbourn speaks to Vladimir Jurowski about the 2010 Festival production of Mozart's Don Giovanni, directed by Jonathan Kent. | 29 6 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Macbeth Podcast | James Whitbourn interviews singer Stephen Gadd and Revival Director Geoffrey Dolton about the 2010 revival of Macbeth at the 2010 Festival. Audio excerpts courtesy of: EMI/New Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti Deutsche Grammophone/La Scala, Claudio Abbado | 11 6 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cosi fan tutte Podcast (Part 2) | James Whitbourn interviews conductor James Gaffigan about the 2010 Glyndebourne Festival Production of Mozart's Cosi fan tutte. | 27 5 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cosi fan tutte Podcast (Part 1) | The late Sir Charles Mackerras talks about conducting Mozart's Cosi fan tutte at the 2010 Glyndebourne Festival. This was Sir Charles' final interview before his death. Audio extracts courtesy of Glyndebourne. | 25 5 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Billy Budd Podcast | Michael Grandage, Artistic Director at the Donmar Warehouse, reveals his thoughts on tackling his first opera at Glyndebourne. The opera is by Benjamin Britten, and the opera is one never before performed at Glyndebourne, Billy Budd. He is joined by conductor Sir Mark Elder who most recently conducted the 2006 Festival revival of Fidelio. | 11 5 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 26 Episodes |
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