Impressive singing in Longborough Fidelio

Von David Truslove, 26 Juni 2017

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Longborough Festival Opera, Moreton-in-Marsh, am 24 Juni 2017

Beethoven, Fidelio

Longborough Festival Opera

Gad Kadosh, Musikalische Leitung

Orpha Phelan, Regie

Madeleine Boyd, Bühnenbild, Kostüme

Elizabeth Atherton, Leonore

Adrian Dwyer, Florestan

Simon Thorpe, Don Pizarro

John Paul Huckle, Rocco

Lucy Hall, Marzelline

Sam Furness, Jaquino

Longborough Festival Opera Orchestra

Dorman’s Wahnfried receives its UK premiere at Longborough

Mark Pullinger, 27th May

Longborough Festival Opera, built on Wagnerian foundations, stages the UK premiere of Avner Dorman’s ambitious cautionary tale about the Wagner clan and establishing the composer’s legacy.

***11

An enthralling Walküre at Longborough Opera Festival

David Karlin, 18th June

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.

****1

Back to the Bard: Longborough's Fairy Queen

Roy Westbrook, 29th July

Polly Graham's production turns semi-opera into “three-quarters opera”, to good effect.

***11

Don't look back: Longborough's new L'Orfeo

Roy Westbrook, 11th July

Olivia Fuchs directs Monteverdi's early opera in a sparse staging with a consistently fine cast.

***11

Fame and feuding on the Rhine: Longborough's new Götterdämmerung

Roy Westbrook, 29th May

Longborough's Ring Cycle reaches completion in the Cotswold's, effectively staged by Amy Lane.

****1

Grief compellingly explored: Die tote Stadt at Longborough

David Karlin, 27th June

An outstanding performance from Rachel Nicholls lights up Carmen Jakobi's compelling production of Korngold's exploration of grief.

****1

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David Truslove

After many years as a musician – conducting choirs, singing as a lay clerk at Winchester Cathedral and an involvement in education, David now writes programme notes, occasionally composes and enjoys a busy schedule of reviewing.