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High WycombeThe Importance of Being EarnestNeuinszenierung

Henry Waddington (Lady Bracknell) © Richard Hubert Smith
Barry: The Importance of Being Earnest
Douglas Boyd; Jack Furness; Garsington Opera; Francis O'Connor; Hannah Wolfe; Philharmonia Orchestra; Rebecca Meltzer
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The Importance of Being Earnest is a smash hit for Garsington

Henry Waddington (Lady Bracknell) © Richard Hubert Smith
A handbag? Jack Furness’ uproarious new production of Gerald Barry’s irreverent take Oscar Wilde bares some very sharp teeth. 
*****
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Welsh National Opera’s Dutchman docks in Birmingham

Simon Bailey (Dutchman) and Rachel Nicholls (Senta) © Craig Fuller
This bracing performance of The Flying Dutchman is a powerful reminder of the extraordinary musical standards which are at risk in the face of WNO’s subsidy cuts. 
****1
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Blissful Mansfield Park in Auckland

Ashlyn Tymms (Fanny Price) © Lewis Ferris
Dove’s masterful adaptation, combined with an ebullient and characterful rendition by New Zealand Opera, make for a very effective and at times, very moving, afternoon at the opera. 
*****
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Dove's Mansfield Park positively fizzes in Marylebone

Mansfield Park © Robert Workman (2022)
A uniformly strong cast and pianists effortlessly combine comedy and emotion in Dove's Mansfield Park from Waterperry Opera. 
*****
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Opera Holland Park: colour and laughter as Figaro opens the season

Amid all the18th-century flummery, contemporary touches abound as the OHP's post-pandemic season opens. 
***11
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Ariel takes flight at Waterperry Opera Festival

With a cast of six and orchestra of seven, Waterperry Opera treats us to a new chamber opera, and one with music by Mozart.
****1
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High WycombeRodelindaNeuinszenierung

Lucy Crowe (Rodelinda) © Craig Fuller
Händel: Rodelinda, regina de' Longobardi
Peter Whelan; Ruth Knight; Garsington Opera; Leslie Travers; Ben Pickersgill; The English Concert