Clive Peacock

Bampton Classical Opera’s spirited La locandíera is a remarkable tribute to the bicentenary of Salieri’s death

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Antonio Salieri, La locandíera (The Landlady): Soloists, Orchestra of Bampton Classical Opera / Andrew Griffiths (conductor). The Deanery Garden, Bampton, Oxfordshire, 18.7.2025. (CP)

Osian Wyn Bowen (The Baron) and Rosalind Dobson (Lena) in Bampton Classical Opera’s The Landlady © Anthony Hall

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Bedlam reigns at Longborough’s sparkling The Barber of Seville

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United KingdomUnited 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)

Longborough Festival Opera’s The Barber of Seville © Clive Barda

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Vaudeville comes to Longborough in a UK premiere of Wahnfried: the birth of the Wagner cult

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United KingdomUnited 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)

Longborough Festival Opera’s Wahnfried: the birth of the Wagner cult © Matthew Williams-Ellis

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