United Kingdom Garsington Opera 2025 [3] – Handel, Rodelinda: Soloists, The English Concert / Peter Whelan (conductor). Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 19.6.2025. (CR)
Garsington’s edgy recasting of Handel’s Rodelinda as a Gothic horror fantasy
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Guildhall’s oddly compelling, well-performed vision of Dido and Aeneas
United Kingdom Purcell, Dido and Aeneas: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama / James Henshaw (conductor). Milton Court Theatre, London, 9.6.2025. (MB)
Bedlam reigns at Longborough’s sparkling The Barber of Seville
United Kingdom Longborough Festival Opera 2025 [2] – Rossini, The Barber of Seville (Il barbiere di Siviglia): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Longborough Festival Opera / Elaine Kelly (conductor). Longborough, Gloucestershire, 8.6.2025. (CP)
Garsington’s delightful production of L’elisir d’amore captures its warm-hearted Italian spirit and comedy
United Kingdom Garsington Opera 2025 [2] – Donizetti, L’elisir d’amore: Soloists, Garsington Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra / Chloe Rooke (conductor). Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 7.6.2025. (CR)
Lots to love about Opera North’s Così fan tutte at Nevill Holt
United Kingdom Mozart, Così fan tutte: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Chris Hopkins (conductor). Nevill Holt, Leicestershire, 6.6.2025. (CP)
COG’s La straniera emerges as a fascinating piece with Helena Dix magnificent in the title role
United Kingdom Bellini, La straniera (concert performance): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Chelsea Opera Group / Stephen Barlow (conductor). Cadogan Hall, London, 1.6.2025. (CC)
Garsington’s The Queen of Spades will surely be one of the best things to be seen this summer
United Kingdom Garsington Opera 2025 [1] – Tchaikovsky, The Queen of Spades: Soloists, Garsington Opera Youth Company, Garsington Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra / Douglas Boyd (conductor). Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 31.5.2025. (CR)
Vaudeville comes to Longborough in a UK premiere of Wahnfried: the birth of the Wagner cult
United Kingdom Avner Dorman, Wahnfried: the birth of the Wagner cult: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Longborough Festival Opera / Justin Brown (conductor). Longborough, Gloucestershire. 27.5.2025. (CP)
