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“God save us all from goblins”: a rare outing for Stanford's Travelling Companion

By John Johnston, 02 December 2018
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Reviewed at Cadogan Hall, London on 30 November 2018
Programme
Stanford, The Travelling Companion
Performers
New Sussex Opera
Toby Purser, Conductor
Paul Higgins, Director
Isabella Van Braeckel, Set Designer
Kate Valentine, The princess
David Horton, John
Julien Van Mellaerts, The travelling companion
Pauls Putnins, The king
Ian Beadle, The wizard
Felix Kemp, The herald
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Charles Villiers StanfordDavid HortonFelix KempIan BeadleIsabella Van BraeckelJulien Van MellaertsKate ValentineNew Sussex OperaPaul HigginsPauls PutninsToby Purser
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John Johnston
John Johnston

John Johnston was a contributor to Bachtrack 2017-19. John was a true gentleman and lifelong opera "nut" who frequently travelled across Europe to catch performances, making regular pilgrimages to the Bayreuth Festival among others. His supreme knowledge and appreciation of voices meant he took to reviewing like the proverbial duck to water. We enjoyed his style and his insatiable appetite for catching rare operas and new productions wherever he could.