Festivals

John Cox’s Garsington Così focusses on the foibles of human nature and fragility of human relationships

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Garsington Opera 2022 [2] – Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, Garsington Opera Chorus and The English Concert / Tobias Ringborg (conductor). Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 2.6.2022. (CR)

Gavan Ring (Ferrando), Polly Leech (Dorabella), Camilla Harris (Fiordiligi) and Seán Boylan (Guglielmo) (c) Julian Guidera

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Longborough’s Siegfried benefits from generally clear storytelling and solid musical values

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Longborough Festival Opera 2022 [1] – Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists, Longborough Festival Orchestra / Anthony Negus (conductor). Longborough, Gloucestershire, 1.6.2022. (JPr)

Paul Carey Jones (Wanderer) and Mae Heydorn (Erda) (c) Matthew Williiams-Ellis

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Still plenty to enjoy if you see Glyndebourne’s venerable Le nozze di Figaro

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Glyndebourne Festival 2022 [2] – Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, The Glyndebourne Chorus (chorus director: Aidan Oliver), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Giancarlo Andretta (conductor). Glyndebourne Opera House, Sussex, 22.5.2022. (CC)

Hera Hyesang Park (Susanna) and Brandon Cedel (Figaro) (c) Bill Cooper

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Despite committed musical advocacy, The Wreckers at Glyndebourne fails to convince

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Glyndebourne Festival 2022 [1] – Smyth, The Wreckers: Soloists, The Glyndebourne Chorus (chorus director: Aidan Oliver), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Robin Ticciati (conductor). Glyndebourne Opera House, Sussex, 21.5.2022. (MB)

Glyndebourne Festival 2022 – The Wreckers © Richard Hubert Smith

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