Neglected Holst operas brought to life at the Leeds Opera Festival

By Richard Wilcocks, 29 August 2021

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Reviewed at Morley Town Hall, Leeds on 27 August 2021

Holst, Sāvitri

Holst, At the Boar's Head

Northern Opera Group

Lewis Gaston, Conductor

Emma Black, Director

George Leigh, Set Designer

Meeta Raval, Sāvitri

Kamil Bien, Satyavān

Julian Close, Death

Andrew Slater, Falstaff

Joseph Doody, Prince Hal

Thomas D Hopkinson, Poins

Edward Robinson, Bardolph

Rosemary Clifford, Doll Tearsheet

Alex Haigh, Peto

James Corrigan, Pistol

Callie Gaston, Hostess

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Richard Wilcocks

Richard Wilcocks has worked as a journalist, as a teacher and for the British Council. He sings bass with Leeds Festival Chorus.