Monteverdi and Ulisse return happily to Garsington Opera

Ed Lyon (Ulisse)

Cornets and sackbuts of The English Concert

Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria

Claire Lees (Minerva)

Innocent Masuku (Eurimaco) and Rowan Pierce (Melanto)

Benjamin Hulett (Anfinomo), James Creswell (Antinoo) and Alberto Miguélez Rouco (Pisandro)

Par David Karlin, 13 juin 2026

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“last night’s cast made an eloquent case for Monteverdi’s place in the all time hall of fame”

Critique faite à Garsington Opera, High Wycombe, le 12 juin 2026

Monteverdi, Il ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria (Le Retour d'Ulysse dans sa patrie), SV 325

Garsington Opera

Laurence Cummings, Direction

John Caird, Mise en scène

Robert Jones, Décors, Costumes

Paul Pyant, Lumières

The English Concert

Ed Lyon, Ulisse

Cecelia Hall, Penelope

Dafydd Jones, Telemaco

Benjamin Hulett, Giove, Anfinomo

Jessica Cale, Giunone, La Fortuna

Rowan Pierce, Melanto

Stuart Jackson, Iro

Innocent Masuku, Eurimaco

Fiona Kimm, Ericlea

James Creswell, Nettuno, Antinoo

Claire Lees, Minerva, Amor

James Gilchrist, Eumete

Alberto Miguélez Rouco, Pisandro, L'umana fragilità

Thomas D Hopkinson, Tempo

Arielle Smith, Chorégraphie

Viennese splendour in Garsington’s Rosenkavalier revival

Roy Westbrook, 28th May

Bruno Ravella's splendid 2021 production of Strauss' opera of Viennese manners returns with a fine cast.

****1

Garsington’s new La traviata ticks every musical and dramatic box

David Karlin, 27th May

Music Director Douglas Boyd conducts a performance of exceptional musical quality, and Louisa Muller's uncontroversial but passionate direction makes this Traviata one for the ages.

*****

A radically trad Fidelio at Garsington

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

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.