The Cunning Little Vixen's rustic glory at Garsington

Von Gavin Dixon, 26 Juni 2014

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Garsington Opera, High Wycombe, am 25 Juni 2014

Janáček, Das schlaue Füchslein

Garsington Opera

Garry Walker, Musikalische Leitung

Daniel Slater, Regie

Robert Innes Hopkins, Bühnenbild

Victoria Simmonds, Fuchs

Claire Booth, Füchslein Schlaukopf

Lucy Schaufer, Forester’s wife

Joshua Bloom, Háraschta

Timothy Robinson, Schulmeister

Grant Doyle, Förster

Henry Waddington, Pfarrer

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Peter Quantrill, 27th June

Simple solutions prove the best in Beethoven's "problem" opera as John Cox's staging is revived at Garsington.

****1

Ravishing Rodelinda: Handel al fresco at Garsington Opera

Roy Westbrook, 13th June

Ruth Knight untangles Handel's Rodelinda, directing a new staging at Garsington which features a feast of fine singing.

****1

Three card trick: compelling new Queen of Spades at Garsington

Roy Westbrook, 29th May

Jack Furness directs a terrific new Queen of Spades at Garsington – haunting and harrowing.

****1

Garsington’s L’elisir d’amore: Dr Feelgood wins the day

David Karlin, 28th May

Simon Higlett’s exquisite sets and costumes give a backdrop to Donizetti’s frothiest of rom-coms.

****1

Madcap comedy from Verdi: Un giorno di regno at Garsington

David Karlin, 29th June

Christopher Alden, Chris Hopkins and an excellent cast send us a comic roller coaster ride with Verdi’s ultra-rarely performed second opera.

*****

Garsington Opera's new A Midsummer Night's Dream

Roy Westbrook, 16th June

In the first and last acts, ladies entered with a train still attached to a bolt of cloth, which was then cut to length by an attendant. Was this production brought to the stage in a great hurry, allowing no time for costume fittings?

***11

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Gavin Dixon

Gavin Dixon is a writer, journalist and editor specialising in classical music. He writes for publications such as Gramophone, Classical Music and BBC Music Magazine. Gavin has a PhD on the symphonies of Alfred Schnittke and is a member of the editorial team for the “Alfred Schnittke Collected Works” edition. His website is here.

The Cunning Little Vixen in all its rustic glory at Garsington