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Release Date:
May 27, 2016
Original Title:
Saul
Genres:
Drama | Music
Production Companies:
François Roussillon
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Sky Arts
sonostream.tv
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 185
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.
Choreographer:
Otto Pichler
Conductor:
Ivor Bolton
Director:
Barrie Kosky
François Roussillon
Director of Photography:
Lionel Martin
Lighting Design:
Joachim Klein
Lyricist:
Charles Jennens
Music:
Georg Friedrich Händel
Music Producer:
Mireille Faure
Producer:
George Bruell
Production Design:
Katrin Lea Tag
Production Manager:
Romain Gendrot
Sandra Walger
Sound Supervisor:
Jean Chatauret
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