Composers: Barber 
Compositions: Vanessa
Performers: Emma Bell s, Virginie Verrez s, Edgaras Montvidas t, Rosalind Plowright ms,
London Philharmonic, Glyndebourne Chorus, Jakub Hrůša
Catalogue Number: Opus Arte OA1289D (DVD), OABD7258D (Blu-ray)

Samuel Barber’s Vanessa has had a chequered history. Applauded at its Met debut in 1958, it won a Pulitzer, but Europe didn’t take to its heart-on-sleeve romanticisms and cod-Ibsen storyline and it rapidly disappeared from view. Credit then to Glyndebourne for giving it every chance to shine in this handsome looking, well...