The Daily Telegraph, 27 October, Rupert Christiansen
‘What a deep pleasure to re-encounter Nikolaus Lehnhoff’s matchless production of Janácek’s Jenufa, in Glyndebourne on Tour’s superb revival…’
‘…a magnificent cast is without weakness.’
‘Giselle Allen makes a tough and resourceful Jenufa, sung with expansive power, and Pavel Cernoch and Peter Wedd are the most persuasive Steva and Laca I have seen.’
‘Yet again, I came away from this opera profoundly moved and stirred.’
‘Anne Mason as the Kostelnicka… rises to an extraordinary emotional grandeur.’
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The Independent, 29 October, Edward Seckerson
‘…Janacek’s orchestra, harnessed by Robin Ticciati with such precision and awareness and sensitivity as to have every nerve-end jangling. If you can get to Woking, Stoke-on-Trent, Norwich, Milton Keynes, or Plymouth, then you’ve a chance to catch one of the operatic performances of the year.’
‘The great strength of this revival – directed with real intelligence and force by Daniel Dooner – is that it looks far beyond the primary motivations and actions of the opera’s principal characters and diligently explores the emotional, spiritual, and moral in-betweens.’
‘The unifying performance – and what a performance -of the evening comes from Anne Mason as Jenufa’s stepmother, the Kostelnicka…the emotional range of her singing draws us in so close it’s uncomfortable. Tremendous.’
‘Giselle Allen in the title role, a performance of terrific emotional and vocal reach…’
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Daily Express, 1 November, Clare Colvin
‘A profoundly moving evening, see it if you can.’
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The Guardian, 1 November, George Hall
‘…a Glyndebourne On Tour production that reaches festival standards.’
‘…in Anne Mason's descent from unflinching rectitude to soul-shattering guilt, the linchpin character of Kostelnicka finds an outstanding exponent. Her grand and resourceful mezzo is up to every challenge the opera throws at her.’
‘The same applies to the warm lyric soprano of Giselle Allen, who sings the wounded stepdaughter, Jenufa. Together, their partnership places these two strong women firmly and unforgettably at the centre of attention.’
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The Times, 1 November, Hilary Finch
‘…no one, from Norwich to Plymouth, should miss it.’
‘Pavel Cernoch sings with polish and also a deep ache of anguish in the top of his register.’
‘…the real triumph of this production, so richly animated with folkdance and song, is the intense emotional dysfunctionality of Anne Mason’s magnificent Kostelnicka.’
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Mature Times, 19 November, Joyce Glasser
‘…Giselle Allen fills the house with tender passion.’
'...Anne Mason gives a powerful performance as the well intentioned but tormented step-mother and Czech tenor Pavel Cernoch is a revelation as Janufa’s cad fiancée, Steva.'
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