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Saffron Opera Group’s Meistersinger for its 10th anniversary was a triumph over adversity

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Soloists, Saffron Opera Group Chorus (chorus director: James Davey), Saffron Opera Group Orchestra / Michael Thorne (conductor). Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, Essex, 15.9.2024. (JPr)

Saffron Opera Group’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (final scene) © Sara Platt

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Saffron Opera Group’s 10th anniversary Die Meistersinger at Saffron Hall on 15 September 2024

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SAFFRON OPERA GROUP PRESENTS DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG
INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED CAST PERFORMS WAGNER’S RIOTOUS COMEDY
SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2024, 2pm, at Saffron Hall

READ OUR REVIEW OF THIS PERFORMANCE HERE

‘Intense and shattering… Who would want to go to Bayreuth when they can go to Saffron Hall?’ The Spectator

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Saffron Opera Group’s Le nozze di Figaro at Saffron Hall on 25 February 2024

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SAFFRON OPERA GROUP IN THEIR TENTH ANNIVERSARY SEASON PRESENT MOZART’S SPARKLING COMEDY LE NOZZE DI FIGARO with a cast of internationally renowned stars and rising talents on Sunday 25 February 2024, at 2.30pm

After a dazzling and highly lauded performance of Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier earlier in 2023, Saffron Opera Group (SOG) now turns its attention to the comedy which provided a major source of inspiration for Strauss: Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro. Having already had huge success with Così fan tutte and Don Giovanni, SOG thus now completes the cycle of the of the three ‘Da Ponte Operas’ (so named after their librettist Lorenzo da Ponte) and is delighted to announce the return of many audience-favourite singers – and some shining new talents – to their cast.

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Remarkable singing actors makes Saffron Opera Group’s Rosenkavalier a significant achievement

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Richard Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier (concert performance): Soloists, Chorus (chorus master: James Davey) and Orchestra of Saffron Opera Group / Michael Thorne (conductor). Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, Essex, 10.9.2023. (JPr)

Catherine Carby (Octavian as ‘Mariandel’) and Ella de Jongh (The Marschallin) © Roger King

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