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Taking the Pils: Grange Park Opera proves that rare Janáček is no small beer

Peter Hoare (Mr Brouček)
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Fflur Wyn (Málinka) and ensemble
© Marc Brenner
Peter Hoare (Mr Brouček)
© Marc Brenner
Andrew Shore (Paycek) and lunar artists
© Marc Brenner
Fflur Wyn (Kunka)
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“the emphasis is on humour and the fun is often remorseless”
Reviewed at The Theatre in the Woods, West Horsley on 26 June 2022
Janáček, The Excursions of Mr Brouček
Grange Park Opera
George Jackson, Conductor
Sir David Pountney, Director
Leslie Travers, Set Designer
Marie-Jeanne Lecca, Costume Designer
Oliver Fenwick, Lighting Designer
Grange Park Opera Chorus
Peter Hoare, Mr Brouček
Fflur Wyn, Málinka
Mark Le Brocq, Mazal
Andrew Shore, Würfl
Clive Bayley, Sakristán
Anne-Marie Owens, Fanny
Adrian Thompson, Skladatel
Taj Mahal by Nishat Khan premieres at Grange Park Opera
***11
Ukraine matters: Tchaikovsky’s Mazeppa at Grange Park Opera
****1
Pountney’s vivid Simon Boccanegra at Grange Park Opera
****1
A confusing operatic take on The Tempest at Grange Park Opera
***11
An impressive, minimalist Kátya Kabanová at Grange Park Opera
****1
Aleko on the Arno: Bryn Terfel leads fine new GPO double bill
****1
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