Garsington Opera’s A Trip to the Moon will have children and adults delight in the magic of live theatre

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Garsington Opera 2024 [5] – Andrew Norman, A Trip to the Moon: Soloists, Garsington Opera Adult and Youth Companies, Primary and Infant School Companies, and Philharmonia Orchestra / Douglas Boyd (conductor). Garsington Opera at Wormsley, 30.7.2024. (CR)

Garsington Opera’s A Trip to the Moon © Julian Guidera

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Opera Holland Park continues to go from strength to strength with a Wolf-Ferrari and Leoncavallo double bill

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Wolf-Ferrari and Leoncavallo: Soloists, Children from Pimlico Musical Foundation, Chorus of Opera Holland Park, City of London Sinfonia / John Andrews (conductor, Wolf-Ferrari), Francesco Cilluffo (conductor, Leoncavallo). Opera Holland Park, London, 17.7.2024. (CC)

Clare Presland as Susanna and Richard Burkhard as Count Gil in Il segreto di Susanna © Ali Wright

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Buxton’s new and first-rate Ernani production by Jamie Manton provided captivating drama

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Buxton International Festival [3] – Verdi, Ernani: Soloists, BIF Chorus, Orchestra of Opera North / Adrian Kelly (conductor). Buxton International Festival, Buxton Opera House, Derbyshire, 10.7.2024. (MC)

Cast of Ernani with André Heyboer (centre) as Don Carlo © Genevieve Girling

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Longborough delivers a magical Ring to conclude five years of diligent planning

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Longborough Festival Opera 2024 [1] – Wagner, Der Ring des Nibelungen: Soloists, Longborough Community Chorus, Longborough Festival Orchestra / Anthony Negus (conductor), Longborough, Cotswolds, 4, 5. 7 & 9.7.2024. (CP)

Paul Carey Jones (The Wanderer) and Bradley Daley (Siegfried) in Siegfried © Matthew Williams-Ellis

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