Saul

Story

Synopsis

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.

Directors

Barrie Kosky, François Roussillon

Writers

Charles Jennens

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom

Release date

27 May 2016

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Ivor Bolton

  Conductor

• 

  Lucy Crowe

  Merab

• Sophie Bevan

  Michal

• 

  Christopher Purves

  Saul/Apparition of Samuel

• 

  Iestyn Davies

  David

• 

  Paul Appleby

  Jonathan

• 

  Benjamin Hulett

  Abner/High Priest/Amalekite/Doeg

• 

  John Graham-Hall

  Witch of Endor

• Alison Bury

  Orchestra Leader

• Jeremy Bines

  Chorus Master

• Otis-Cameron Carr

  Dancer

• Robin Gladwin

  Dancer