David McVicar met Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in Glyndebourne (***½)
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MORE SUSSEX DOWNS THAN UPS AS MEISTERSINGER FAILS VOICE TEST Stephen Langley waagde zich in de Sussex Downs en stuurde mij volgend verslag van Die Meistersinger in Glyndebourne : What a delightful place coastal Southern England is in late Spring! Brighton and surrounding villages in the Sussex Downs exude charm and, to a large extent, money. With craft beer still on the march and the English cricket season well into its third month there can be few more agreeable pleasures than a round of golf in good company followed by an evening in a village tavern, downing a couple of pints and gorging on the local fish and chips. Add the televised cricket (infinitely more entertaining, even brutal, than baseball) and, for good measure, an evening at Glyndebourne and one’s Personal Satisfaction Index should be at an all-time high. Sadly, this time, my PSI took a nosedive. The performance of Meistersinger (direction:
David McVicar met Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in Glyndebourne (***½)
David McVicar met Die Meistersinger von…
David McVicar met Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in Glyndebourne (***½)
MORE SUSSEX DOWNS THAN UPS AS MEISTERSINGER FAILS VOICE TEST Stephen Langley waagde zich in de Sussex Downs en stuurde mij volgend verslag van Die Meistersinger in Glyndebourne : What a delightful place coastal Southern England is in late Spring! Brighton and surrounding villages in the Sussex Downs exude charm and, to a large extent, money. With craft beer still on the march and the English cricket season well into its third month there can be few more agreeable pleasures than a round of golf in good company followed by an evening in a village tavern, downing a couple of pints and gorging on the local fish and chips. Add the televised cricket (infinitely more entertaining, even brutal, than baseball) and, for good measure, an evening at Glyndebourne and one’s Personal Satisfaction Index should be at an all-time high. Sadly, this time, my PSI took a nosedive. The performance of Meistersinger (direction: