Jeff Clarke's characteristically high-octane style seems made for the sarcastic, hyperactive existential madness that is Candide in this little gem of a production for Iford.
2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2018-06-01UTC09:58:58+00:002018-05-31Jeff Clarke's characteristically high-octane style seems made for the sarcastic, hyperactive existential madness that is Candide in this little gem of a production for Iford. Escape to the country: Bernstein's Candide at Iforden_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-bernstein-candide-iford-manor-may-2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCharlotte Valorihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/files/173-charlotte_valori.jpgCharlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.https://bachtrack.com/files/84119--m1-4308.jpg510340CandideMitzi de Margary Photography2018-May-26, Iford Manor: Candide Iford Arts Festivalhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/iford-manor/candide-iford-arts-festival/26-may-2018/19-302018-05-262018-06-05Iford ManorBradford on AvonSouth-WestUnited KingdomBA15 2BA51.3291368106579-2.28796720504761https://bachtrack.com/files/72494-img-3897.jpg4
An especially adapted version of Purcell's Fairy Queen, reworkedby Timothy Nelson, inspires an exceptional reading from a talented young cast at Iford.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-07-26UTC11:16:36+00:002016-07-26An especially adapted version of Purcell's Fairy Queen, reworked by Timothy Nelson, inspires an exceptional reading from a talented young cast at Iford. Embracing anew: A Fairy Queen at Iforden_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-iford-jake-arditti-lucy-page-early-opera-company-july-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCharlotte Valorihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/files/173-charlotte_valori.jpgCharlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.https://bachtrack.com/files/43031-fairy-queen-c-rob-coles-for-iford-arts.jpg280340Lucy Page (Titania)Iford Arts2016-Jul-23, Iford Manor: The Fairy Queenhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/iford-manor/the-fairy-queen/23-july-2016/19-302016-07-232016-08-03Iford ManorBradford on AvonSouth-WestUnited KingdomBA15 2BA51.3291368106579-2.28796720504761https://bachtrack.com/files/43026-agrip-last-night-rob-coles-ifordarts--22-a.jpg4
Iford's stone cloister makes a suitably eerie setting for a fine traditional account of Verdi's Macbeth, notable for its powerful male leads, from Iford Festival Opera and the CHROMA Ensemble.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-06-15UTC15:27:38+00:002016-06-15Iford's stone cloister makes a suitably eerie setting for a fine traditional account of Verdi's Macbeth, notable for its powerful male leads, from Iford Festival Opera and the CHROMA Ensemble.So foul and fair a day: Verdi's Macbeth at Iforden_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-verdi-macbeth-ravella-iford-arts-bradford-june-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCharlotte Valorihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/files/173-charlotte_valori.jpgCharlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.https://bachtrack.com/files/41048-macbeth-christopher-turner-eddie-wade-mitzi-de-margary-for-iford-arts-festival5-resized.jpg510340Christopher Turner (Macduff) and Eddie Wade (Macbeth)Mitzi de Margary for Iford Arts Festival2016-Jun-04, Iford Manor: Macbethhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/iford-manor/macbeth/04-june-2016/19-302016-06-042016-06-18Iford ManorBradford on AvonSouth-WestUnited KingdomBA15 2BA51.3291368106579-2.28796720504761https://bachtrack.com/files/41045-rob-coles-iford-arts-un-ballo---23-.jpg4
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-07-28UTC16:04:42+00:002015-07-28Bruno Ravella's version of Handel's Agrippina moves the action from Classical Rome to the avaricious Eighties in a sharp, amusing night at Iford. Power-dressed and power hungry: Handel's Agrippina at Iforden_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-agrippina-ravella-iford-arts-july-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCharlotte Valorihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/files/173-charlotte_valori.jpgCharlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.https://bachtrack.com/files/26467-agrippina_rob_coles_iford_arts2.jpg300448Andrew Slater (Claudio) and Alinka Kozári (Agrippina)Rob Coles | Iford Arts2015-Jul-25, Iford Manor: Agrippinahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/iford-manor/agrippina/25-july-2015/19-302015-07-252015-08-05Iford ManorBradford on AvonSouth-WestUnited KingdomBA15 2BA51.3291368106579-2.28796720504761https://bachtrack.com/files/18209-image_for_agrippina.jpg3
While it may seem perfectly formed for the full grand opera treatment, Verdi's classic Un ballo in maschera can also work extremely well on a small scale, as shown by this intimate and compelling treatment by Timothy Nelson at Iford.
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-06-10UTC13:17:07+00:002015-06-09While it may seem perfectly formed for the full grand opera treatment, Verdi's classic Un ballo in maschera can also work extremely well on a small scale, as shown by this intimate and compelling treatment by Timothy Nelson at Iford. Getting behind the mask: an intense Un ballo in maschera at Iforden_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-ballo-maschera-iford-june-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCharlotte Valorihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/files/173-charlotte_valori.jpgCharlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.https://bachtrack.com/files/24274-ballo_iford_brian_arreola_rob_coles_resized.jpg300477Brian Arreola (Riccardo)Rob Coles | Iford Arts2015-Jun-06, Iford Manor: Un ballo in mascherahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/iford-manor/un-ballo-in-maschera/06-june-2015/19-302015-06-062015-06-20Iford ManorBradford on AvonSouth-WestUnited KingdomBA15 2BA51.3291368106579-2.28796720504761https://bachtrack.com/files/18206-un_ballo_mask_pic.jpg4
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-06-17UTC16:34:13+00:002014-06-17Rapturously romantic, intimate, moving, unforgettable: more English summer opera should be like Iford. And the garden is like Narnia in the spring. Some enchanted evening: La rondine at Iforden_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-iford-rondine-june-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCharlotte Valorihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/files/173-charlotte_valori.jpgCharlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.https://bachtrack.com/files/5678-iford_manor_rondine_domnich_rob_coles.jpg275413Ilona Domnich (Magda)Rob Coles2014-Jun-14, Iford Manor: La Rondine https://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/iford-manor/la-rondine/14-june-2014/19-302014-06-142014-06-14Iford ManorBradford on AvonSouth-WestUnited KingdomBA15 2BA51.3291368106579-2.287967205047614
