2009 Festival Reviews
La Traviata
La Cenerentola
The Consul
Dido and Aeneas
Last updated October 13, 2009
La Traviata
Joanne Sydney Lessner, Opera News
Geoffrey O'Brien, The New York Review of Books
Glimmerglass Offers Drama and Comedy, Verdi and Rossini on the Shores of Otsego Lake
Beth Wade, The New Jersey Independent Press
Paula Citron, Una Voce Poco Fa
Glimmerglass well worth the schlep
Paula Citron, The Globe and Mail
Glimmerglass Opera Continues to Delight Audiences During Its Summer Festival Season
Bill West, Table Hopping Magazine
Jean-Jacques Nattiez, Le Devoir
Grand Directoral Visions Contrast at Glimmerglass
Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times
Concupiscent Consumption: La Traviata at Glimmerglass
Seth Lachterman, Berkshire Review for the Arts
Austerity Felt at Good, though Tame, Glimmerglass Opera Festival
David Shengold, The Boston Musical Intelligencer
Glimmerglass Opera's haunting 'La Traviata' an antidote to grandiose staging
Wayne Myers, examiner.com
Robert Moynihan, The Freeman's Journal
Eli Jacobson, Gay City News
Intimacy and realism highlight Glimmerglass Opera's 'La Traviata'
Stephen Landesman, Ithaca Journal
Jane Dieckmann, Ithaca Times
July 18 Glimmerglass Opera: 'La Traviata' sparkles despite uneven cast
David Abrams, CNY Cafe Momus
George Briscot, Operaticus
Classical Review: Glimmerglass Opera 2009
Brenda Tremblay, Rochester City Newspaper
Glimmerglass 'Traviata' sounds fine, lacks feeling
Joan Vadeboncoeur, Syracuse Post-Standard
Glimmerglass presents brilliant 'La Traviata'
Geraldine Freedman, Schenectady Gazette
Glimmerglass Opera Festival 2009: 'La Traviata'
Lew Schneider, Seen and Heard International
"La Traviata" @ Glimmerglass Opera 7/18/09
Joesph Dalton, Albany Times Union
La Cenerentola
Joanne Sydney Lessner, Opera News
Glimmerglass Offers Drama and Comedy, Verdi and Rossini on the Shores of Otsego Lake
Beth Wade, The New Jersey Independent Press
Paula Citron, Una Voce Poco Fa
Glimmerglass well worth the schlep
Paula Citron, The Globe and Mail
Glimmerglass Opera Continues to Delight Audiences During Its Summer Festival Season
Bill West, Table Hopping Magazine
Jean-Jacques Nattiez, Le Devoir
Tony Phillips, edge
Grand Directoral Visions Contrast at Glimmerglass
Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times
Joesph Dalton, Albany Times Union
Austerity Felt at Good, though Tame, Glimmerglass Opera Festival
David Shengold, The Boston Musical Intelligencer
'Screwball Opera: Rossini's 'La Cenerentola' at Glimmerglass Opera
Wayne Myers, examiner.com
'Unabashed Slapstick' opens Glimmerglass
Sam Goodyear, The Freeman's Journal
Eli Jacobson, Gay City News
A lively Depression-era 'Cenerentola' at Glimmerglass Opera
Stephen Landesman, Ithaca Journal
Dreams Do Come True
Jane Dieckmann, Ithaca Times
July 19 Glimmerglass Opera: 'La Cenerentola' an ensemble delight
David Abrams, CNY Cafe Momus
Classical Review: Glimmerglass Opera 2009
Brenda Tremblay, Rochester City Newspaper
'La Cenerentola' at Glimmerglass is sung beautifully
Joan Vadeboncoeur, Syracuse Post-Standard
Glimmerglass delivers radiant 'La Cenerentola'
Geraldine Freedman, Schenectady Gazette
Glimmerglass Opera Festival 2009: 'La Cenerentola'
Lew Schneider, Seen and Heard International
Heidi Waleson, Wall Street Journal
The Consul
Joanne Sydney Lessner, Opera News
Glimmerglass Offers Drama and Comedy, Verdi and Rossini on the Shores of Otsego Lake
Beth Wade, The New Jersey Independent Press
Paula Citron, Una Voce Poco Fa
Glimmerglass well worth the schlep
Paula Citron, The Globe and Mail
Glimmerglass Opera Continues to Delight Audiences During Its Summer Festival Season
Bill West, Table Hopping Magazine
Jean-Jacques Nattiez, Le Devoir
Menotti's The Consul at Glimmerglass Opera
Heidi Holder, Berkshire Review for the Arts
Grand Directoral Visions Contrast at Glimmerglass
Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times
Glimmerglass gives composer his due
Joesph Dalton, Albany Times Union
Austerity Felt at Good, though Tame, Glimmerglass Opera Festival
David Shengold, The Boston Musical Intelligencer
Looking for help in a modern hell: Glimmerglass Opera's 'The Consul'
Wayne Myers, examiner.com
David Rubin, The Freeman's Journal
Eli Jacobson, Gay City News
George Briscot, Operaticus
Classical Review: Glimmerglass Opera 2009
Brenda Tremblay, Rochester City Newspaper
Glimmerglass cast performs dark 'Consul' with passion
Geraldine Freedman, Schenectady Gazette
Heidi Waleson, Wall Street Journal
Dido and Aeneas
Joanne Sydney Lessner, Opera News
Paula Citron, Una Voce Poco Fa
Glimmerglass well worth the schlep
Paula Citron, The Globe and Mail
Glimmerglass Opera Continues to Delight Audiences During Its Summer Festival Season
Bill West, Table Hopping Magazine
Jean-Jacques Nattiez, Le Devoir
Purcell's Dido and Aeneas at Glimmerglass. a Singer's View
Keith Kibler, Berkshire Review for the Arts
Purcell's Dido and Aeneas at Glimmerglass. a Theatrical View
Heidi Holder, Berkshire Review for the Arts
Austerity Felt at Good, though Tame, Glimmerglass Opera Festival
David Shengold, The Boston Musical Intelligencer
Robert Moynihan, The Freeman's Journal
Eli Jacobson, Gay City News
George Briscot, Operaticus
