Saul (2016)

Saul (2016)

2016-05-27 United Kingdom 185 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Ivor Bolton is Conductor
Conductor
Lucy Crowe is Merab
Sophie Bevan is Michal
Christopher Purves is Saul/Apparition of Samuel
Saul/Apparition of Samuel
Paul Appleby is Jonathan
Jonathan
Benjamin Hulett is Abner/High Priest/Amalekite/Doeg
Abner/High Priest/Amalekite/Doeg
John Graham-Hall is Witch of Endor
Witch of Endor
Alison Bury is Orchestra Leader
Orchestra Leader
Jeremy Bines is Chorus Master
Chorus Master