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Chasing the American Dream: UK premiere for Missy Mazzoli’s Proving Up

Sebastian Hill (Miles Zegner) and Aidan O'Donnell (The Sodbuster)
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Laura LeVoir, Miranda Kettlewell (Daughters) and Lowri Probert (Mrs Johannes “Ma” Zegner)
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Twm Tegid (Mr Johannes “Pa” Zegner)
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Sebastian Hill (Miles Zegner)
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“wheezing harmonicas, the rattle of a harpsichord, scratching, hammering, a groaning double bass”
Reviewed at Guildhall School of Music & Drama: Milton Court Theatre, London on 1 June 2026
Mazzoli, Proving Up (UK premiere)
James Henshaw, Conductor
Amy Lane, Director
Anna Yates, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Toby Ison, Lighting Designer
Guildhall Symphony Orchestra
Sebastian Hill, Miles Zegner
Twm Tegid Brunton, Johannes “Pa” Zegner
Lowri Probert, Johannes “Ma” Zegner
Laura LeVoir, Zegner Sister 1
Miranda Kettlewell, Zegner Sister 2
Aidan O'Donnell, The Sodbuster
Kishore Walker, Peter Zegner
Respighi’s Lucrezia compels in Guildhall School’s double bill
****1
Sacred and profane in Guildhall School's Respighi double bill
***11
Holst and Weir operas from the Guildhall School of Music
***11
Dead Man Walking given a triumphant staging by Guildhall School
****1
Picture perfect: a fine triple bill from the Guildhall School
****1
Pauline Viardot's Cendrillon outshines Bizet at Guildhall School
***11
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