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Dorman’s Wahnfried receives its UK premiere at Longborough

Mark Le Brocq (Houston Chamberlain), Alexandra Lowe (Isolde Wagner), Andrew Watts (Siegfried Wagner) © Matthew Williams-Ellis
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
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ETO's The Snowmaiden melts the heart and gladdens the ears

Ffion Edwards (Snow Maiden) © Richard Hubert Smith
Olivia Fuchs' production of Rimsky-Korsakov's charming fable for ETO begins its tour in Hackney and is worth travelling to see. Catch this thoughtful production in a town near you.
****1
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ETO opens spring tour with an off-the-wall Manon Lescaut

Jenny Stafford (Manon) and Aiden Edwards (Lescaut) © Richard Hubert Smith
Jude Christian's indulgent reinvention of Puccini's opera does not serve English Touring Opera well as it embarks on its spring tour. 
**111
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Magical Monteverdi: Garsington opens with a new Orfeo

Laurence Cummings and The English Concert deliver musical excellence in a wonderfully designed and choreographed production.
*****
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A rare outing for Stanford's Travelling Companion

Charles Villiers Stanford's The Travelling Companion is performed at Cadogan Hall by New Sussex Opera. 
****1
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Austen-tastic opera: Mansfield Park, Waterperry Opera Festival

Jonathan Dove's witty Jane Austen chamber opera received a standing ovation from an ecstatic audience: quite the opening salvo for a brand new summer opera festival. 
*****
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