Raymond Walker

Musical favourites at the 29th International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom The 29th International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival [3] – The Best of Gilbert & Sullivan Concert: Simon Butteriss (narrator and baritone), Gaynor Keeble (mezzo-soprano), Phoebe Smith (soprano), Jack Roberts (tenor), Matthew Siveter (baritone), National Festival Orchestra / Murray Hipkin (conductor). Opera House, Buxton, 4.8.2023. (RJW)

The Best of Gilbert & Sullivan: (l-r) Jack Roberts, Phoebe Smith, Simon Butteriss, Gaynor Keeble and Matthew Siveter © Jane Stokes

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A rare trio of curtain raisers at the 29th International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom The 29th International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival [2] – Sullivan’s Cox & Box, Trial by Jury, The Zoo: Soloists and Chorus of North West Productions, National Festival Orchestra / David Goulden (conductor). Opera House, Buxton, 3.8.2023. (RJW)

The Zoo: ‘No more we’ll part’ © Jane Stokes

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National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company’s sunny Cornwall with affection for the nobility

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom The 29th International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival [1] – Gilbert & Sullivan, The Pirates of Penzance: Soloists and Chorus of the National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company, National Festival Orchestra / Murray Hipkin (conductor). Opera House, Buxton, 2.8.2023. (RJW)

The Pirates of Penzance: ‘Go, ye heroes, go to glory’ © Jane Stokes

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Gilbert & Sullivan returns to Buxton, Harrogate and Great Malvern in 2022

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The 28th International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival With the Covid restrictions well behind us we can look forward to a return of the International G&S Festival to be held at Buxton (30 July – 6 August), Harrogate (10 – 21 August) and Great Malvern (8 – 10 September). The events promise to be even better … Read more