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Ukraine matters: Tchaikovsky’s Mazeppa at Grange Park Opera

David Stout (Mazeppa) and Rachel Nicholls (Mariya)
© Marc Brenner
Rachel Nicholls (Mariya)
© Marc Brenner
Mazeppa, Act 1
© Marc Brenner
Battle of Poltava
© Marc Brenner
Andreas Jankowitsch (Orlik) and Luciano Batinić (Kochubey)
© Marc Brenner
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“one of the best pit bands around and very welcome visitors to Grange Park”
Reviewed at The Theatre in the Woods, West Horsley on 14 June 2025
Tchaikovsky, Mazeppa
Grange Park Opera
Mark Shanahan, Conductor
Sir David Pountney, Director
Francis O'Connor, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Tim Mitchell, Lighting Designer
English National Opera Orchestra
Grange Park Opera Chorus
David Stout, Mazepa
Luciano Batinić, Kochubey
Sara Fulgoni, Lyubov
Rachel Nicholls, Mariya
John Findon, Andrei
Andreas Jankowitsch, Orlik
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