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Sarah Noble

Originally from New Zealand, Sarah Noble is an arts administrator and freelance writer whose articles and reviews have appeared in Limelight, Opera, NZ Opera News and The Opera Critic. After stints in Sydney, Orlando, London and Manchester, she's now based in Macclesfield but travels frequently in pursuit of live performance – operatic and otherwise. Sarah was previously the producer of the International Opera Awards and now works as production co-ordinator for a classical music filming company.

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George Arvidson (Edward Brittain) and Audrey Brisson (Vera Brittain) © Genevieve Girling

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From the ballroom to the trenches: The Land of Might-Have-Been in Buxton

By Sarah Noble, 15 July 2023

Setting the life of Vera Brittain to the music of Ivor Novello, Buxton Festival's new musical is a welcome if overambitious showcase for them both.

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Buxton

15 Jul 2023

From the ballroom to the trenches: The Land of Might-Have-Been

By Sarah Noble

Christian Joel (Orlando) and Jolyon Loy (Zoroastro) © David J King

Buxton

Method without madness: an intriguing Orlando at Buxton Festival

By Sarah Noble, 10 July 2023

Liberata Collective reveals the intricate language of Baroque gesture in a staging of one of Handel's most inventive operas.

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Buxton

10 Jul 2023

Method without madness: an intriguing Orlando at Buxton Festival

By Sarah Noble

Katie Coventry (Aminta) © Genevieve Girling

Buxton

Arcadia in the Peak District: Mozart's Il re pastore at the Buxton International Festival

By Sarah Noble, 09 July 2023

Mozart's early opera seria may not be his greatest achievement – but lightness of touch from all involved highlight its charms in Jack Furness' new production.

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Buxton

09 Jul 2023

Arcadia in the Peak District: Mozart's Il re pastore in Buxton

By Sarah Noble

Francis Gush (Giulio Cesare) © Richard Hubert Smith

Buxton

Caesar conquers Buxton: ETO's slimmed-down Giulio Cesare strikes just the right note

By Sarah Noble, 11 May 2023

Top notch singing, judicious pruning and production which prioritises human drama over camp spectacle make for an illuminating take on Handel's most frequently staged opera.

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Buxton

11 May 2023

Caesar conquers Buxton: ETO's slimmed-down Giulio Cesare

By Sarah Noble

Buxton

Time on her side: fairytale meets feminism in Tom Coult’s Violet

By Sarah Noble, 18 July 2022

A top notch ensemble brings Coult’s first opera luminously to life at the Buxton International Festival, finding renewed relevance in the post-pandemic era.

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Buxton

18 Jul 2022

Time on her side: fairytale meets feminism in Tom Coult’s Violet

By Sarah Noble

Peter Grimes: Coliseum vs Empire Leicester Square

By Sarah Noble, 01 April 2014

Earlier this year, English National Opera launched its own cinema broadcasts and, to my extreme delight, chose to begin with David Alden’s staging of Peter Grimes, starring my very own other half, Stuart Skelton, in the title role. By my count, of the thirty-odd performances of Peter Grimes I’ve seen in my life, very nearly half of them have been in Alden’s production

01 Apr 2014

Peter Grimes: Coliseum vs Empire Leicester Square

By Sarah Noble