Salzburg, Glyndebourne and Lucerne: time for big summer festivals
Salzburg Festival kicks off; Glyndebourne starts with operas and picnics; in Lucerne, great symphonic music
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August, the big summer festivals are in full swing. In Salzburg, where in the opera pit we find a line-up such as the Vienna Philharmonic, as for Donizetti's 'Maria Stuarda', with two voices such as Lisette Oropesa and Kate Lindsay; or a prose novelty, by two Russian dissidents such as Sorokin and Serebrennikov. At Glyndebourne we can catch up - if we missed it - with Jánaček's 'Káťa Kabanová', directed by Michieletto, which premiered there in 2021. In Lucerne we have an excellent opportunity for close encounters with great symphonic ensembles.
Salzburg
Until 31 August, the famous Festival, now in its 105th edition. Among the operas, one of Händel's best, "Giulio Cesare in Egitto"; and Donizetti's "Maria Stuarda", with Kate Lindsey and Lisette Oropesa. Among the plays, the new "Snowstorm", from the novel by Vladimir Sorokin, directed by Kirill Serebrennikov; among the concerts, those of the Vienna Philharmonic, with conductors such as Muti (15-16-17) and Nelsons; and that of the Berlin Philharmonic, conductor Petrenko (31); singing evenings, including one on the 24th with Asmik Grigorian and a programme including Bizet, Puccini, Messiaen, but also Lennon/McCartney, Lady Gaga, Sting.
Lucerne
On the 15th, with Riccardo Chailly and the Festival Orchestra, the famous event dedicated to symphonic music kicks off, concluding on 14 September. On the 28th the Orchestra di S. Cecilia, conductor Harding, at the piano Martha Argerich; the Orchestre de Paris on the 29th-30th, conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen; the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam on the 1st, conductor Mäkelä; the Berlin Philharmonic on the 2nd-3rd, conductor Petrenko; the Munich Philharmonic on the 11th, with Lisa Batiashvili.
Glyndebourne
In this last month of the famous opera festival, nestled in the meadows of East Sussex, with legendary picnics, Mozart's 'Nozze di Figaro', by Mozart; 'Falstaff', by Verdi; and 'Káťa Kabanová', by Jánaček, the beautiful play directed by Damiano Michieletto, staged in 2021 and now revived; conducted by Robin Ticciati, the Festival's musical director, with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
