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Nico Darmanin (Almaviva) and Simon Bailey (Doctor Bartolo) © Marc Brenner

Utter joy: Grange Park Opera’s Barbiere is a hit

Von Dominic Lowe, 25. Juni 2026

With an excellent cast and superb musicianship from the pit, Bruno Ravella's new production of Rossini's beloved comedy knocks it out of the park for Grange Park Opera.

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25. Juni 2026

Utter joy: Grange Park Opera’s new Barbiere is a hit

Von Dominic Lowe

David Stout (Alberich), James Rutherford (Wotan) and Mark Le Brocq (Loge) © Marc Brenner

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Going for gold: Grange Park Opera’s Ring cycle gets under way with an excellent Rheingold

Von Dominic Lowe, 20. Juni 2026

Launching that most ambitious of endeavours, a Ring cycle, Grange Park Opera’s production of Das Rheingold proves a real achievement, led by the superb Alberich of David Stout.

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20. Juni 2026

Grange Park Opera’s Ring cycle opens with an excellent Rheingold

Von Dominic Lowe

Elin Pritchard (Elisabetta) © Marc Brenner

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Elin Pritchard leads a fine cast in Grange Park Opera’s Don Carlo revival

Von Roy Westbrook, 6. Juni 2026

Jo Davies’ 2016 staging is revived at the Theatre in the Woods, given a bold execution, led by a regal Elisabetta.

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6. Juni 2026

Elin Pritchard leads a fine cast in Grange Park’s Don Carlo revival

Von Roy Westbrook

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Tavener’s Krishna fails to convince in world premiere at Grange Park Opera

Von Nick Boston, 4. Juni 2026

John Tavener’s “mystical pantomime” proves a disappointment, despite strong performances from singers and orchestra in David Pountney’s production.

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4. Juni 2026

Tavener’s Krishna fails to convince in world premiere

Von Nick Boston

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Love in Khanate: Taj Mahal by Nishat Khan premieres at Grange Park Opera

Von David Karlin, 10. Juli 2025

Scion of generations of sitar players, Nishat Khan is the perfect person to tell the "greatest love story never told" behind India's most iconic building.

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10. Juli 2025

Taj Mahal by Nishat Khan premieres at Grange Park Opera

Von David Karlin

David Stout (Mazeppa) and Rachel Nicholls (Mariya) © Marc Brenner

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Ukraine matters: Tchaikovsky’s Mazeppa at Grange Park Opera

Von Roy Westbrook, 14. Juni 2025

Why is Tchaikovsky’s very fine opera still a rarity outside Russia? David Pountney directs a new production at the Surrey festival.

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14. Juni 2025

Ukraine matters: Tchaikovsky’s Mazeppa at Grange Park Opera

Von Roy Westbrook

Sir Simon Keenlyside (Simon Boccanegra) © Marc Brenner

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Pountney’s vivid Simon Boccanegra finds a welcome new home at the Theatre in the Woods

Von Mark Pullinger, 5. Juni 2025

Sir David Pountney's 1997 staging for Welsh National Opera is given a welcome new lease of life at Grange Park Opera, splendidly cast... with one major exception.

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5. Juni 2025

Pountney’s vivid Simon Boccanegra at Grange Park Opera

Von Mark Pullinger

Brett Polegato (Prospero) © Marc Brenner

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Impressive visuals and performances lift a confusing operatic take on The Tempest

Von Nick Boston, 11. Juli 2024

Strong vocal and orchestral performances, supported by impressive visuals, struggle to bring coherency to Anthony Bolton's Island of Dreams at Grange Park Opera.

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11. Juli 2024

A confusing operatic take on The Tempest at Grange Park Opera

Von Nick Boston

Thomas Atkins (Boris) and Natalya Romaniw (Kátya) © Marc Brenner

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Alden and Barlow impress in a minimalist Kátya Kabanová at Grange Park Opera

Von David Karlin, 27. Juni 2024

A memorable performance, with Stephen Barlow conducting Janáček’s remarkable score with vividness and clarity, while David Alden's staging is a masterpiece of "less is more".

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27. Juni 2024

An impressive, minimalist Kátya Kabanová at Grange Park Opera

Von David Karlin

Sir Bryn Terfel (Gianni Schicchi) © Marc Brenner

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Aleko on the Arno: Sir Bryn Terfel leads fine new double bill at Grange Park Opera

Von Roy Westbrook, 6. Juni 2024

An unlikely pairing opens Grange Park Opera's season, the two works united by the dominant central character of each opera – Sir Bryn Terfel.

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6. Juni 2024

Aleko on the Arno: Bryn Terfel leads fine new GPO double bill

Von Roy Westbrook

Ginger Costa-Jackson (Charlotte) and Leonardo Capalbo (Werther) © Marc Brenner

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Werther in the woods: an intense new production at Grange Park Opera

Von David Truslove, 17. Juni 2023

John Doyle's emotional staging of Werther gets to the heart of Massenet's engagement with Goethe in memorable performances.

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17. Juni 2023

Werther in the woods: an intense new production at Grange Park Opera

Von David Truslove

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Over the top: revamped Tosca returns to the Theatre in the Woods

Von Mark Pullinger, 10. Juni 2023

Stephen Medcalf gingers up Grange Park Opera’s staging with some deft directorial touches… even if Tosca is denied her final leap.

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10. Juni 2023

Over the top: revamped Tosca returns to the Theatre in the Woods

Von Mark Pullinger

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Death-devoted duo: a superb new Tristan und Isolde at Grange Park Opera

Von Roy Westbrook, 8. Juni 2023

Charles Edwards' ambitious production is well served by a strong cast as Grange Park Opera opens its season in the Theatre in the Woods.

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8. Juni 2023

Death-devoted duo: a superb Tristan und Isolde at Grange Park Opera

Von Roy Westbrook

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Taking the Pils: Grange Park Opera proves that rare Janáček is no small beer

Von Matthew Rye, 26. Juni 2022

Janáček’s satirical opera The Excursions of Mr Brouček may not be among his greatest dramatic works, yet it earns its place in the limelight for its musical, visual and dramatic wit at Grange Park Opera.

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26. Juni 2022

Taking the Pils: Pountney proves that rare Janáček is no small beer

Von Matthew Rye

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David Alden's brilliant barrack room ballad: Otello at Grange Park Opera

Von Roy Westbrook, 19. Juni 2022

Gwyn Hughes Jones, Elizabeth Llewellyn and Sir Simon Keenlyside star in David Alden's setting of Otello in a militarised Cyprus.

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19. Juni 2022

A brilliant barrack room ballad: Otello at Grange Park Opera

Von Roy Westbrook

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Into the lion's mouth: Ponchielli's La Gioconda at Grange Park Opera

Von Mark Pullinger, 11. Juni 2022

No hippos in tutus for The Dance of the Hours, but panto frolics abound in Stephen Madcalf's staging in the idyllic Theatre in the Woods.

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11. Juni 2022

Into the lion's mouth: Ponchielli's La Gioconda at Grange Park Opera

Von Mark Pullinger

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Alexander Litvinenko at Grange Park Opera: a thrilling – if imperfect – world premiere

Von David Karlin, 15. Juli 2021

Ivor Bolton and Kit Hesketh-Harvey deliver a brilliant political thriller and anti-Putin polemic – at least for its first half.

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15. Juli 2021

Alexander Litvinenko: a thrilling – if imperfect – world premiere

Von David Karlin

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Ivan not quite so Terrible: a Rimsky-Korsakov double bill at Grange Park Opera

Von Mark Pullinger, 19. Juni 2021

First marketed as Ivan the Terrible by Serge Diaghilev, Rimsky-Korsakov's first opera The Maid of Pskov makes a rare appearance outside of Russia, in leafy Surrey.

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19. Juni 2021

Ivan not quite so Terrible at Grange Park Opera

Von Mark Pullinger

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Consumption or Covid? La bohème at Grange Park Opera

Von Dominic Lowe, 12. Juni 2021

Grange Park Opera's revival of its 2015 production of Puccini's La bohème hits some high notes with a very contemporary feel and some excellent singing from its leading ladies.

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12. Juni 2021

Consumption or Covid? La bohème at Grange Park Opera

Von Dominic Lowe

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Britten's cinderella opera? A new Owen Wingrave from Grange Park Opera

Von Mark Valencia, 9. Dezember 2020

Conceived for television and first seen on BBC2 in May 1971, Owen Wingrave should lend itself to creative staging and the small screen. Does this new film convince?

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9. Dez. 2020

Britten's cinderella opera? Owen Wingrave from Grange Park Opera

Von Mark Valencia

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Into the Woods: Hansel and Gretel at Grange Park Opera

Von Benjamin Poore, 23. Juni 2019

Darkness sits alongside comedy in a new production of Humperdinck's delicious children's opera.

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23. Juni 2019

Into the Woods: Hansel and Gretel at Grange Park Opera

Von Benjamin Poore

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Polished Porgy: Gershwin triumphs in Surrey

Von Matthew Rye, 8. Juni 2019

Grange Park Opera’s new production of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess makes for a searingly effective evening of music and drama.

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8. Juni 2019

Polished Porgy: Gershwin triumphs in Surrey

Von Matthew Rye

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Don Carlo at Grange Park Opera: gripping historical drama, powerfully sung

Von David Karlin, 6. Juni 2019

Verdi's most political of operas brilliantly highlights the juxtaposition of personal desires and political imperatives

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6. Juni 2019

Don Carlo at Grange Park Opera: gripping and powerfully sung

Von David Karlin

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Romantic love blooms in the lost garden of West Horsley

Von John Johnston, 26. Juni 2018

Olena Tokar's assured coloratura made an immediate success of the waltz with her convincingly adolescent appearance, rhythmic verve and stylish phrasing.

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26. Juni 2018

Romantic love blooms in the lost garden of West Horsley

Von John Johnston

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Country-house Ball: Verdi at Grange Park Opera

Von Matthew Rye, 9. Juni 2018

Grange Park Opera’s enjoyable new production of Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera looks a little homespun on stage, but has plenty of musical compensations.

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9. Juni 2018

Country-house Ball: Verdi at Grange Park Opera

Von Matthew Rye

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Museum piece? Stephen Medcalf offers an intriguing Walküre at Grange Park Opera

Von Richard Ely, 29. Juni 2017

Trophy room glass display cases and glassy-eyed stuffed animals are the setting for a distinctive take on Wagner's epic music drama.

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29. Juni 2017

Museum piece? Walküre at Grange Park Opera

Von Richard Ely

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Natalya Romaniw leads an emotionally gripping Jenůfa for Grange Park Opera

Von Dominic Lowe, 11. Juni 2017

Grange Park Opera scored a direct hit with a fine production of Janáček's masterpiece, led by a superb performances from Natalya Romaniw and Susan Bullock as Jenůfa and the Kostelnička.

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11. Juni 2017

An emotionally gripping Jenůfa for Grange Park Opera

Von Dominic Lowe

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Grange Park Opera's inaugural Tosca

Von David Karlin, 8. Juni 2017

Woefully stiff acting lets down an otherwise excellent production; Joseph Calleja impresses in his role début as Cavaradossi.

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8. Juni 2017

Grange Park Opera's inaugural Tosca

Von David Karlin