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LondonTo Die For (A Comedy)

© Nederlandse Riesopera
Langer: To Die For (A Comedy)
Adrian Kelly; Sam Brown; De Nederlandse Reisopera; Grace Smart; Linus Fellbom; Symphony Orchestra Phion

BuxtonLa traviataNew production

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Verdi: La traviata
Adrian Kelly; James Hurley; Buxton Festival Opera; Elliott Squire; Zahra Mansouri; Ben Pickersgill; Buxton International Festival Orchestra

BuxtonLa clemenza di TitoConcert performance

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Mozart: La clemenza di Tito
Adrian Kelly; Corina Wuersch; Buxton Festival Opera; Buxton International Festival Orchestra; Buxton Festival Chorus; Xavier Mas; Indyana Schneider
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To be or not to be: Hamlet returns to the Buxton Festival

Yewon Han (Ophélie) and Gregory Feldmann (Hamlet) © Genevieve Girling
After 45 years, Ambroise Thomas' Hamlet returns to Buxton in a gripping, psychological staging by Jack Furness. 
****1
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From the ballroom to the trenches: The Land of Might-Have-Been

George Arvidson (Edward Brittain) and Audrey Brisson (Vera Brittain) © Genevieve Girling
Setting the life of Vera Brittain to the music of Ivor Novello, Buxton Festival's new musical is a welcome if overambitious showcase for them both.
***11
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Arcadia in the Peak District: Mozart's Il re pastore in Buxton

Katie Coventry (Aminta) © Genevieve Girling
Mozart's early opera seria may not be his greatest achievement – but lightness of touch from all involved highlight its charms in Jack Furness' new production. 
***11
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Viva la mamma! Donizetti’s satirical farce flops in Zurich

Viva la mamma! © Herwig Prammer (2021)
Mélanie Huber’s production misses the mark for Donizetti’s silly comedy, sung by a solid cast.
**111
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A haunting Jakob Lenz in Zurich

Yannick Debus (Lenz) and the Six Voices © Toni Suter
The ZKO shows us that Wolfgang Rihm's Jakob Lenz has lost none of its power, more than 40 years on. 
****1
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La donna del lago in Buxton: glorious music, confusing production

Máire Flavin (Elena) © Genevieve Girling
Buxton International Festival presents Rossini's exhilarating La donna del lago with fine singing, but it is undermined by Jacopo Spirei's staging. 
***11
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