Simplicity in Longborough's Orfeo ed Euridice

By Clive Peacock, 02 August 2017

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Reviewed at Longborough Festival Opera, Moreton-in-Marsh on 1 August 2017

Gluck, Orfeo ed Euridice

Longborough Festival Opera

Jeremy Silver, Conductor

Maria Jagusz, Director

Richard Studer, Set Designer, Costume Designer

He Wu, Amore

Nazan Fikret, Euridice

Hanna-Liisa Kirchin, Orfeo

Longborough Festival Opera Orchestra

Dan Saggers, Lighting Designer

Mark Smith, Choreography

Jack Holton, Baritone

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Clive Peacock

Clive’s musical education began at Bristol Cathedral School and continued at home with a piano and singing teacher mother. During a commercial career, mainly in London with Voluntary Service Overseas and Prudential plc, he developed his love for the works of the great composers in the capital’s concert halls and opera houses. Since his retirement in 2000 he has reviewed for local Midland newspapers covering festivals in Coventry, Warwick, Leamington, Stratford and Longborough and completed a degree at Warwick University. Involvement in local politics, taking morning swims in Kenilworth and maintaining Morgan sports cars are favourite hobbies.