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Moreton-in-MarshHansel and GretelNeuinszenierung
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Karen Kamensek; Lucy Bailey; Longborough Festival Opera; Longborough Festival Opera Orchestra; Longborough Youth Chorus; Joanna Harries; TBC
TewkesburyMahler, Brahms and Bruckner
Brahms, Bruckner, Mahler
British Sinfonietta; Adrian Partington; Lee Bisset; Claudia Huckle; Elgan Llŷr Thomas; Aidan Smith
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The little man has his day: a nasty and brutish Die Walküre
The latest, thrilling instalment of Barrie Kosky's Ring cycle at Covent Garden does not have to strain for contemporary relevance.
An enthralling Walküre at Longborough Opera Festival
Who wouldn't relish the chance of seeing a Ring cycle at close quarters? Longborough's Die Walküre isn't perfect, but it consistently delivers on the story and on character interpretation.
Pappano and Loy bring empathy to Elektra at Covent Garden
Christof Loy’s thoughtful staging enlightens the character of the protagonists in Sophocles’ tale of matricide; Sir Antonio Pappano extracts great nuance and beauty from Strauss’ score.
Fame and feuding on the Rhine: Longborough's new Götterdämmerung
Longborough's Ring Cycle reaches completion in the Cotswold's, effectively staged by Amy Lane.
Grimeborn delivers a wholly satisfying Half Ring at Hackney Empire
Using Jonathan Dove and Graham Vick's distillations of Siegfried and Götterdämmerung, the company concluded its miniature Ring cycle in under five hours, without sacrificing musical or dramatic tension.
Fearlessly heroic: Siegfried gets the Longborough Ring back on track
Longborough Festival Opera’s ongoing Ring cycle returns to its fully staged form with a triumphant new Siegfried.
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Richard Farnes; Peter Mumford; Opera North; James Creswell; Lee Bisset; Michael Weinius
LeedsDie Walküre Act 2
Wagner: Die Walküre
Richard Farnes; Peter Mumford; Opera North; Michael Weinius; James Creswell; Robert Hayward; Lee Bisset
LeedsGötterdämmerung Prologue & Act 1
Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Richard Farnes; Peter Mumford; Opera North; Mati Turi; Kelly Cae Hogan; Andrew Foster-Williams; Giselle Allen