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The Glimmerglass Festival has been featured by a wide array of news sources. Find recent news coverage and reviews organized by year below.
The Glimmerglass Festival has been featured by many news sources. Find a recent assortment below.
August 19, 2022 – She Made Glimmerglass a True Festival. Now She’s Moving On.
Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times
July 17, 2022 – Lend me a Jukebox Opera. Yuks and Tenor Required.
Elisabeth Vincentelli, The New York Times
August 16, 2022 – Glimmerglass Review: Francesca Zambello’s Curtain Call
Heidi Waleson, The Wall Street Journal
August 4, 2022 – In Search of Salvation
B.A. Nilsson, Words and Music
Classical Notes: Glimmerglass’ ‘Tenor Overboard’ freshly penned
Joseph Dalton, Times Union
May 15, 2022 – The top 10 classical music festivals in the US this summer
Richard Fairman, Financial Times
July 31, 2019- Ruth Bader Ginsburg talks opera and justice at Glimmerglass Festival
Linda Loomis, NewYorkUpstate.com
July 21, 2019- New Opera ‘Blue’ Takes On The Tragedy Of Police Brutality
Jeff Lunden, All Things Considered
July 12, 2019- Opera to explore police shootings, race relations
Cassandra Miller, The Daily Star
May 30, 2019- This Summer, Opera Grapples With Race
Michael Cooper, The New York Times
July 25, 2018 – Glimmerglass: Summer Opera in Cooperstown
Gary Tischler, Georgetowner
May 18, 2018 – The Glimmerglass Festival Gives Couples a Chance to Explore New York’s Farm Country & See the Opera All in One Day
Amber Brooks, DatingAdvice.com
August 2, 2017 – CNY native Ben Moore updates Robin Hood legend for Glimmerglass world premiere
Linda Loomis, The Syracuse Post Standard
July 31, 2017 – ‘Scalia/Ginsburg’ coming to Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown
Jim Ehmke, NewsChannel 34 Binghamton
July 28, 2017 – Opera in Attica: Arias at a Maximum-Security Prison
Michael Cooper, The New York Times
July 27, 2017 – Aria comes to Attica: An audience of convicted murderers, felons goes to the opera
Marnie Eisenstadt, The Syracuse Post Standard
July 6, 2017 – As Festival re-opens, economic impact grows
Josie Hovis, The Cooperstown Crier
Sound of music
David Shengold, Opera News
carmen
Glimmerglass’s “Carmen” Loves Out Loud
Patrick White, www.nippertown.com
David Shengold, Opera News
Tenor overboard
Glimmerglass Opernfestival “Tenor Über Bord”
Bernhard Doppler www.tagesspiegel.de
David Shengold, Opera News
Review: ‘Tenor Overboard’ balances comedy, music well at Glimmerglass
Joseph Dalton, Times Union
double bill
Taking up Serpents and Holy Ground
David Shengold, Opera News
Glimmerglass double bill offers themes of religious zeal and spiritual service.
Joseph Dalton, Times Union
The Magic Flute
Review: Glimmerglass Opera is back with ‘The Magic Flute’
Joseph Dalton, Albany Times-Union
Review: Opera Under the Sky
Heidi Waleson: The Wall Street Journal
SonGbird
Review: ‘Songbird’ vivacious, spellbinding at Glimmerglass on the Grass
Geraldine Freeman, The Daily Gazette
Review: Isabel Leonard soars in Glimmerglass Festival’s Songbird
Cameron Kelsall, Bachtrack
Il Trovatore
Review: Azucena takes center stage in the Glimmerglass Festival’s streamlined Trovatore
Cameron Kelsall, Bachtrack
Review: Opera Under the Sky
Heidi Waleson: The Wall Street Journal
Gods and Mortals
Review: Gods and Mortals: a Wagnerian hit parade at Glimmerglass
Cameron Kelsall, Bachtrack
Review: Opera Under the Sky
Heidi Waleson: The Wall Street Journal
The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson
Review: At Glimmerglass, Denyce Graves summons the passion of an American opera visionary
Rick Peridan, Seen and Heard International
Review, Opera Under the Sky
Heidi Waleson, The Wall Street Journal
The Knock
Russel Janzen, Opera News
2019 season
Heidi Waleson, The Wall Street Journal
Richard Sasanow, Broadway World
Glimmerglass Opera Tackles Racial, Class Issues
Liz Keill, TapInto.net
Sets, sights, singing equal Glimmerglass triumph
Geraldine Freedman, The Daily Gazette
Show Boat
Glimmerglass’ Showboat Sails to Glory
James Sohre, Opera Today
Byron Nilsson, Words and Music
Review: Show Boat at The Glimmerglass Festival
Roseann Cane, Berkshire On Stage
Review: Show Boat at Glimmerglass Festival
Susan Galbraith, DC Theatre Scene
SHOW BOAT – REVIEW OF 2019 GLIMMERGLASS FESTIVAL PRODUCTION
James Karas, Reviews and Views
LA Traviata
GLIMMERGLASS FESTIVAL PIERCES THE HEART WITH NEW “LA TRAVIATA” CO-PRODUCTION
Patrick White, Nippertown.com
Review: ‘La Traviata’ lavish and traditional, but lacks heart
Joseph Dalton, Albany Times Union
Review: La traviata at Glimmerglass Festival
Susan Galbraith, DC Theatre Scene
Glimmerglass Festival 2019 Review: La traviata
Matt Costello, Opera Wire
Byron Nilsson, Words and Music
LA TRAVIATA – REVIEW OF 2019 GLIMMERGLASS FESTIVAL PRODUCTION
James Karas, Reviews and Views
James Sohre, Opera Today
The ghosts of versailles
A Splendid Production of The Ghosts of Versailles Premieres at Glimmerglass
Rick Perdian, Seen and Heard International
Glimmerglass Mounts a Splendid Show
Jane Dieckmann, The Ithaca Times
Glimmerglass resurrects The Ghosts of Versailles on the eve of Bastille Day
Cameron Kelsall, Bachtrack
Review: “The Ghosts of Versailles” @ Glimmerglass Festival, 7/13/2019
Joseph Dalton, Albany Times Union
Byron Nilsson, Words and Music
THE GHOSTS OF VERSAILLES – REVIEW OF 2019 GLIMMERGLASS FESTIVAL PRODUCTION
James Karas, Reviews and Views
Vibrant Versailles Dazzles in Upstate New York
James Sohre, Opera Today
blue
Review: Police Violence Reaches Opera in ‘Blue’
Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times
A world premiere opera, ‘Blue,’ confronts the police shooting of a teenage boy
Soraya Nadia McDonald, The Undefeated
A New Opera at Glimmerglass Mirrors Parents’ Worst Fears
Brenda Tremblay, Classical 91.5 Rochester
Glimmerglass Festival premieres Blue, an exceptionally strong new opera about race in America
John Rockwell, The Financial Times
Glimmerglass Premieres Blue – A Story of America’s Ongoing Struggle with Race
Rick Perdian, Seen and Heard International
Vivien Schweitzer, National Sawdust Log
Jeanine Tesori’s Wrenchingly Timely “Blue”
David Shengold, Gay City News
Cameron Kelsall, Parterre
Review: “Blue” at the Glimmerglass Festival
Roseann Cane, Berkshire On Stage
Review: “Blue” world premiere @ Glimmerglass Festival, 7/14/2019
Joseph Dalton, Albany Times Union
Review: New Jeanine Tesori/Tazewell Thompson opera Blue at Glimmerglass Festival
Susan Galbraith, DC Theatre Scene
Byron Nilsson, Words and Music
BLUE – REVIEW OF 2019 GLIMMERGLASS FESTIVAL PRODUCTION
James Karas, Reviews and Views
Blue Diversifies Glimmerglass Fare
James Sohre, Opera Today
THE QUEEN OF SPADES
Queen: A Royal Jewel at Glimmerglass
James Sohre, Opera Today
FESTIVAL SEASON
Glimmerglass 2018: Sense and Centennials in the Field of Dreams.
Seth Lachterman, New York Arts
Classical Music: Exploring Diversity in Opera at Glimmerglass
William Robin, New York Times
Crossing Cultures, and Genres, at The Glimmerglass Festival
Joel Rozen, New York Times
The Glimmerglass Festival and ‘A Quiet Place’ Reviews
Heidi Waleson, The Wall Street Journal
At Glimmerglass, Opera Staged With Infusion Of Youth
James L. Paulk, Classical Voice North America
From the Librarian by David Kent: Glimmerglass still does great operas, too
David Kent, The Cooperstown Crier
Several Solid Innings in Cooperstown
David Shengold, Gay City News
Glimmerglass Festival operas include a grim fairy tale and wartime horrors
James MacKillop, Syracuse Times
West Side Story
West Side Story and The Cunning Little Vixen
David Sheward, Cultural Weekly, Arts in LA, theaterlife.com
Glimmerglass Festival puts the WOW in new ‘West Side Story’
Gale Martin, Operatoonity.com
Glimmerglass Notes by Josie Hovis: “West Side” is a timely choice for Glimmerglass Festival
Josie Hovis, The Cooperstown Crier
From the Librarian by David Kent: Library has ‘West Side Story’ options, too
David Kent, The Cooperstown Crier
BWW Review: The WEST SIDE of the Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown, NY
Richard Sasanow, Broadway World
“West Side Story – Five Stars”
Susan Galbraith, DC Theatre Scene
Lakeside ‘Story’
Joel Rozen, Parterre
West Side Story Revisited
George Loomis, The New Criterion
A Potent & Relevant Interpretation of Bernstein’s Classic Score
Matt Costello, Opera Wire
The Cunning Little Vixen
West Side Story and The Cunning Little Vixen
David Sheward, Cultural Weekly, Arts in LA, theaterlife.com
@GOpera’s ‘Vixen” a Menagerie of Movement, Sound & Talent
Gale Martin, Operatoonity.com
BWW Review: Glimmerglass VIXEN is a Cunning Take on a Moral Tale
Richard Sasanow, Broadway World
Lightning Strikes Twice — The Glimmerglass Festival’s Cunning Little Vixen Is a Winner
Rick Perdian, Seen and Heard International
Review: The Cunning Little Vixen, opera for children at Glimmerglass Festival
Susan Galbraith, DC Theatre Scene
Glimmerglass’ ‘Cunning Little Vixen’ a thought-provoking, solid production
Geraldine Freedman, The Daily Gazette
‘Cunning Little Vixen’ an enchanted visit to the woods at Glimmerglass
Joseph Dalton, Times Union
Eric Owens’ Forester the Highlight of Glimmerglass’ Cunning Little Vixen
Edward Sava-Segal, Bachtrak
The Barber of Seville
@GOpera’s Sudsy ‘Barber’ is Molto Boffo
Gale Martin, Operatoonity.com
Musical magic out of the blue at Glimmerglass’ “Barber”
Joseph Dalton, Times Union
Glimmerglass Second Weekend
Joseph Dalton, Northeast Public Radio
Glimmerglass Festival’s Barber of Seville Achieves Lift Off and Soars
Rick Perdian, Seen and Heard International
Silent Night
Futility of War Projected in @GOpera’s ‘Silent Night’
Gale Martin, Operatoonity.com
BWW Review: A Weekend in the Country at Glimmerglass Festival, Part One, SILENT NIGHT
Richard Sasanow, Broadway World
“In Silent Night war is ugly, music is beautiful”
Joseph Dalton, Times Union
Futility of War Projected in @GOpera’s ‘Silent Night’
Gail Martin, Operatoony.com
PORGY AND BESS
Handsome and gripping “Porgy and Bess” at Glimmerglass
Joseph Dalton, Albany Times Union
Can’t get any better than ‘Porgy and Bess’
David Kent, Cooperstown Crier
When God make cripple, He mean him to be lonely
David Browning, Taminophile
Opera at Glimmerglass Festival: Gershwin’s ‘Porgy and Bess’ wows, big-time
Richard Carter, Blasting News
Glimmerglass Festival “Porgy and Bess”: Ngqungwana, Trevigne Lead Strong Cast for New Zambello Production
William Burnett, Opera Warhorses
Porgy Casts a Special Glow over Glimmerglass
Greg Hettmansberger, WhatGregSays
Rise Up Singing
Byron Nilsson, Words and Music
‘Porgy and Bess’ Rises up Singing at Glimmerglass
Gale Martin, operatoonity.com
Go! To Glimmerglass
Bettina A. Norton, The Boston Musical Intelligencer
Francesca Zambello’s Porgy and Bess successfully revived at Glimmerglass
Edward Sava-Segal, Bachtrack
Arias Rise To The Occasion At Glimmerglass
James MacKillop, Syracuse New Times
Porgy and Bess
James Karas, Reviews and Views
The New Faces of Opera
Heidi Waleson, The Wall Street Journal
Glimmerglass’ Porgy A Perfect Grand Opera Version
Robert Levine, Classics Today
OKLAHOMA!
Oklahoma: Okay!
Byron Nilsson, Words and Music
Oh, what a beautiful mornin’
David Browning, Taminophile
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ‘Oklahoma!’ kicks up its heels
Richard Carter, Blasting News
Glimmerglass Festival’s Rip-Roaring “Oklahoma”
William Burnett, Opera Warhorses
Festival stages classic version of ‘Oklahoma!’
David Kent, Cooperstown Crier
Oklahoma!
James Karas, Reviews and Views
The New Faces of Opera
Heidi Waleson, The Wall Street Journal
XERXES
Beautiful voices abound in “Xerxes”
Joseph Dalton, Albany Times Union
High marks for ‘Calais,’ ‘Xerxes’ at Glimmerglass
Geraldine Freedman, The Daily Gazette
Hitting the High Notes
Byron Nilsson, Words and Music
Xerxes at Glimmerglass
David Browning, Taminophile
Händel’s ‘Xerxes’ bows in Cooperstown, a success
Richard Carter, Blasting News
An Elegantly Performed Glimmerglass Festival “Xerxes”
William Burnett, Opera Warhorses
Tree for the Show
Alex Baker, Parterre Box
‘Xerxes’ shows variety of opera features
David Kent, Cooperstown Crier
Xerxes
James Karas, Reviews and Views
Arias Rise To The Occasion At Glimmerglass
James MacKillop, Syracuse New Times
The New Faces of Opera
Heidi Waleson, The Wall Street Journal
THE SIEGE OF CALAIS
Cooperstown under siege!
David Browning, Taminophile
High marks for ‘Calais,’ ‘Xerxes’ at Glimmerglass
Geraldine Freedman, The Daily Gazette
A Musically Appealing, Theatrically Arresting “Siege of Calais” Links Donizetti and Zambello
William Burnett, Opera Warhorses
Glimmerglass Festival gives U.S. premiere of Donizetti’s ‘Siege of Calais’
Richard Carter, Blasting News
War beautifully sung in “The Siege of Calais”
Joseph Dalton, Albany Times Union
The Siege Of Calais: Francesca Zambello, Leah Crocetto & Aleks Romano Make A Great Case For Donizetti’s Forgotten Work
Francisco Salazar, Opera Wire
Glimmerglass presents amazing ‘Siege’
David Kent, Cooperstown Crier
Voices in ‘Siege’ Set Glimmerglass Stage Spinning
Gale Martin, operatoonity.com
Bel Canto, Bella Cantori
Byron Nilsson, Words and Music
The Siege of Calais
James Karas, Reviews and Views
A Frabjous Day: The Siege of Calais
John Yohalem, Parterre Box
The New Faces of Opera
Heidi Waleson, The Wall Street Journal
Justice and Music
Paula DiPerna, Huffington Post
Donizetti rarity given American première at Glimmerglass
Gregory Moomjy, Bachtrack
AN AFTERNOON WITH STEPHEN SCHWARTZ
Well, hello, Glimmerglass Festival! So nice to be back…
Gale Martin, operatoonity.com
SCALIA/GINSBURG
Opera Notes by Alexis Greene: Scalia/Ginsburg shouldn’t be missed
Alexis Greene, Cooperstown Crier
The New Faces of Opera
Heidi Waleson, The Wall Street Journal
ROBIN HOOD
The New Faces of Opera
Heidi Waleson, The Wall Street Journal
Glimmerglass shows commitment to creative future
Joseph Dalton, Albany Times Union
LA BOHÈME
“Bohème” is grand and traditional at Glimmerglass
Joseph Dalton, Albany Times Union
Bohemian Grove, Bohemian Grotto
Byron Nilsson, Words and Music
Shimmering “La bohème” opens Glimmerglass Festival
Gale Martin, Operatoonity.com
Glimmerglass Opera Festival’s “La bohème” is a fresh, emotional experience (Review)
Linda Loomis, Syracuse Post Standard
Young Love is center stage in bittersweet opera in “La bohème” opening at Glimmerglass July 8
Richard Carter, Blasting News
La bohème at Glimmerglass Festival
Susan Galbraith, DC Theatre Scene
Review: The Glimmerglass Festival Mounts a Youthful “La Boheme”
William Burnett, Opera War Horses
La bohème: Review of 2016 Glimmerglass Festival Production
James Karas, James Karas Reviews
A thief, a murderer, witches and starving artists invade Glimmerglass Opera Festival
Elizabeth Keill, tapinto.net
The Glimmerglass Festival Review: Blameless Witches and a Wicked Barber
Heidi Waleson, The Wall Street Journal
Witches! Thieves! Cutthroats! At Glimmerglass!
Charles Geyer, La Scena Musicale
La bohème
Michael Johnson, Concertonet.com
SWEENEY TODD
Review: “Sweeney Todd” @ Glimmerglass Festival, 7/9/16
Joseph Dalton, Albany Times Union
Sweeney Antagonizes
Byron Nilsson, Words and Music
Voices Carry Droll “Sweeney”
Gale Martin, Operatoonity.com
Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd at Glimmerglass
Nancy Salz, The Berkshire Review
“Sweeney Todd” and “The Crucible”: Not New, but Darkly Up-to-Date
Zachary Woolfe, The New York Times
Greer Grimsley and Luretta Bybee carry the show at Glimmerlgass Opera’s “Sweeney Todd”
Richard Carter, Blasting News
When Musicals Become Operas
Anne Midgette, The Washington Post
Sweeney Todd at Glimmerglass Festival
Susan Galbraith, DC Theatre Scene
Not Playing It Safe at Glimmerglass
James Mackillop, Syracuse Newtimes
A Mortality Tale for Our Time
Paul de Quenoy, The New Criterion
Tuneful but Tame, Sweeney Update Lacks Sharp Edge
Barbara Jepsen, Classical Voice North America
Herbert Wolff Reviews “Sweeney Todd” At Glimmerglass
Herbert Wolff, WAMC
Glimmerglass Festival, 2016, Day 2: Words and music by Stephen Sondheim
Chuck Lavazzi, Stage Left St. Louis
Review: Greer Grimsley Stars in Christopher Alden’s Staging of “Sweeney Todd”
William Burnett, Opera War Horses
A thief, a murderer, witches and starving artists invade Glimmerglass Opera Festival
Elizabeth Keill, tapinto.net
Sweeney Todd: Review of 2016 Glimmerglass Festival Production
James Karas, James Karas Reviews
The Glimmerglass Festival Review: Blameless Witches and a Wicked Barber
Heidi Waleson, The Wall Street Journal
Witches! Thieves! Cutthroats! At Glimmerglass!
Charles Geyer, La Scena Musicale
At Glimmerglass Festival, what was old can sound new again
William Littler, The Toronto Star
Stephen Sondheim: Sweeney Todd
Michael Johnson, Concertonet.com
THE THIEVING MAGPIE
Words of a Feather
Byron Nilsson, Words and Music
“The Thieving Magpie” sparkles at Glimmerglass Opera Festival
Linda Loomis, Syracuse Post Standard
The Glimmerglass Festival premieres Rossini’s “Thieving Magpie”-Feast for the Eyes and Ears
Richard Carter, Blasting News
The Thieving Magpie at Glimmerglass Festival
Susan Galbraith, DC Theatre Scene
Hilarious and Not, This Magpie Soars at Glimmerglass
Ken Keaton, Classical Voice North America
Not Playing It Safe at Glimmerglass
James Mackillop, Syracuse Newtimes
Glimmerglass Festival, 2016, Day 1: A double dip of Rossini
Chuck Lavazzi, Stage Left St. Louis
Herbert Wolff Reviews “The Thieving Magpie” At Glimmerglass
Herbert Wolff, WAMC
Review: Gilmore, Angelini, Ngqungwana Take Flight in Rossini’s “Thieving Magpie” – Glimmerglass Festival
William Burnett, Opera War Horses
The Thieving Magpie: Review of 2016 Glimmerglass Festival Production
James Karas, James Karas Reviews
A thief, a murderer, witches and starving artists invade Glimmerglass Opera Festival
Elizabeth Keill, tapinto.net
The Glimmerglass Festival Review: Blameless Witches and a Wicked Barber
Heidi Waleson, The Wall Street Journal
Words and Birds: Jamie Barton in Recital and “The Thieving Magpie” at Glimmerglass
Harry Rose, Operateen
Witches! Thieves! Cutthroats! At Glimmerglass!
Charles Geyer, La Scena Musicale
La gazza ladra
Michael Johnson, Concertonet.com
Glimmerglass Festival 2016 – Opera for the Inner Birdwatcher…and the Rest of Us!
Seth Lachterman, New York Arts
THE CRUCIBLE
“The Crucible” at Glimmerglass Festival
Joseph Dalton, Albany Times Union
“Sweeney Todd” and “The Crucible”: Not New, but Darkly Up-to-Date
Zachary Woolf, The New York Times
When Musicals Become Operas
Anne Midgette, The Washington Post
Glimmerglass Festival’s opera of the Salem witch trials is mesmerizing (Review)
Linda Loomis, Syracuse Post Standard
Glimmerglass Taps into Searing Core of Ward’s Crucible
Chuck Lavazzi, Classical Voice North America
The Crucible at Glimmerglass Festival
Susan Galbraith, DC Theatre Scene
Singing Suspicion
Byron Nilsson, Words and Music
Not Playing It Safe at Glimmerglass
James Mackillop, Syracuse Newtimes
Herbert Wolff Reviews “The Crucible” At Glimmerglass
Herbert Wolff, WAMC
Review: Mulligan, Barton, Zambello, Paiement Make the Case for “The Crucible”
William Burnett, Opera War Horses
The Crucible: Review of Outstanding 2016 Glimmerglass Festival Production
James Karas, James Karas Reviews
A thief, a murderer, witches and starving artists invade Glimmerglass Opera Festival
Elizabeth Keill, tapinto.net
The Glimmerglass Festival Review: Blameless Witches and a Wicked Barber
Heidi Waleson, The Wall Street Journal
Young Voices Shine in Glimmerglass Opera’s The Crucible
Edward Sava-Segal, Bachtrack
Witches! Thieves! Cutthroats! At Glimmerglass!
Charles Geyer, La Scena Musicale
At Glimmerglass Festival, what was old can sound new again
William Littler, The Toronto Star
Ward’s The Crucible
Michael Johnson, Concertonet.com
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2022
Double Bill: Taking Up Serpents
2021
The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson