Raymond Walker

Churning is a fresh look for Patience in Buxton

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival 2025 [3] – Peak Opera, Patience: Soloists and Chorus, with Orchestra of the National Gilbert & Sullivan Festival / Dave Anstice-Pim (conductor). Buxton Opera House, Derbyshire, 7.8.2025. (RW)

Patience: ‘I know that I am loved by you’ © Charles Smith

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Charles Court Opera’s magnificent Mikado is a sell-out in Buxton

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival 2025 [2] – Charles Court Opera, The Mikado: Soloists and Orchestra of the National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company / David Eaton (conductor). Buxton Opera House, Derbyshire, 8.8.2025. (RW)

Charles Court Opera’s The Mikado © Charles Smith

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Gilbert’s witticisms at their best: Princess Ida at Buxton is a G&S delight

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival 2025 [1] – National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company, Princess Ida: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company / John Andrews (conductor). Buxton Opera House, Derbyshire, 9.8.2025. (RW)

National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company’s Princess Ida © Charles Smith

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Musical favourites at the 29th International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom The 29th International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival [3] – The Best of Gilbert & Sullivan Concert: Simon Butteriss (narrator and baritone), Gaynor Keeble (mezzo-soprano), Phoebe Smith (soprano), Jack Roberts (tenor), Matthew Siveter (baritone), National Festival Orchestra / Murray Hipkin (conductor). Opera House, Buxton, 4.8.2023. (RJW)

The Best of Gilbert & Sullivan: (l-r) Jack Roberts, Phoebe Smith, Simon Butteriss, Gaynor Keeble and Matthew Siveter © Jane Stokes

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A rare trio of curtain raisers at the 29th International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom The 29th International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival [2] – Sullivan’s Cox & Box, Trial by Jury, The Zoo: Soloists and Chorus of North West Productions, National Festival Orchestra / David Goulden (conductor). Opera House, Buxton, 3.8.2023. (RJW)

The Zoo: ‘No more we’ll part’ © Jane Stokes

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National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company’s sunny Cornwall with affection for the nobility

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom The 29th International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival [1] – Gilbert & Sullivan, The Pirates of Penzance: Soloists and Chorus of the National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company, National Festival Orchestra / Murray Hipkin (conductor). Opera House, Buxton, 2.8.2023. (RJW)

The Pirates of Penzance: ‘Go, ye heroes, go to glory’ © Jane Stokes

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