Details

This powerful production delves deep into Handel's grand setting of the well-known Biblical tale of the first king of Israel's love and loathing for his eventual successor, David. We watch Saul crumble before our eyes, as dramatically as Shakespeare's King Lear, as he watches David win everyone's heart - including that of his son, Jonathan.

Cast/Performers

Henry Waddington (Saul), Christopher Ainslie (David), Sarah Tynan (Merab), Anna Devin (Michal), Benjamin Hulett (Jonathan)

Creatives/Company

Music: Handel
Lyrics: Charles Jennens
Producer: Glyndebourne Opera
Company(s): Glyndebourne Tour Orchestra, Glyndebourne Chorus
Conductor: Laurence Cummings
Director(s): Barrie Kosky, Donna Stirrup (revival director)
Design: Katrin Lea Tag
Choreographer: Otto Pichler
Lighting(s): Joachim Klein, David Manion (revival lighting designer)