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. Finish time: 21:00, 20:25 or 21:00. A revival of the Festival 2015 production. Sung in English with English supertitles.

Cast/Performers

Markus Bruck (Saul / Apparition of Samual), Iestyn Davies (David), Allan Clayton (Jonathan), Karina Gauvin (Merab), Anna Devin (Michal)

Creatives/Company

Music: Handel
Lyrics: Charles Jennens
Producer: Glyndebourne Opera
Conductor: Laurence Cummings
Director: Barrie Kosky
Design: Katrin Lea Tag
Choreographer: Otto Pichler
Lighting: Joachim Klein
Company(s): Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, The Glyndebourne Chorus