David et Jonathas – Edinburgh festival review

Festival theatreCharpentier's tragédie biblique was originally a kind of moral counterpart for an action-packed drama called Saul, now lost. The 1688 premiere at a Parisian Jesuit college alternated acts from the two: Saul provided the storyline, David et Jonathas the take-home message. That's why the opera alone is so low on narrative and high on soul-searching – and probably why it's hardly ever done.This stylish production from Festival d'Aix-en-Provence makes the best possible case for i...

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