Overview
- The production returns for its third Glyndebourne run since 2015 and will play through July 24.
- Baritone Christopher Purves and countertenor Iestyn Davies reprise their roles as Saul and David, embodying the story’s themes of jealousy and madness.
- Donna Stirrup’s restaging and Merry Holden’s choreography complement Katrin Lea Tag’s stark designs and Joachim Klein’s lighting to create a hyper-real visual world.
- A chorus of singers shifts seamlessly between surreal comedy and pathos around the centerpiece of Goliath’s towering severed head.
- Critics have awarded four-star reviews for the ensemble’s performances and Jonathan Cohen’s leadership of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.