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LouiseBuxton FestivalNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Terrific Louise from Madeleine Pierard in Gustave Charpentier's opera at the Buxton Festival |
 18 Jul 15 / Bachtrack |
Giovanna d'ArcoBuxton FestivalNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Verdi's fascinating yet flawed and rarely performed Joan of Arc opera |
| 20 Jul 15 / Planet Hugill |
A thrilling Verdi rarity |
| 16 Jul 15 / The Spectator |
The whole production was of a high standard |
| 15 Jul 15 / Matlock Mercury |
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Buxton do a creditable job with one of Verdi’s less inspired early creations |
| 15 Jul 15 / Seen and Heard |
Dark and heavenly visions |
| 15 Jul 15 / Bachtrack |
Bravo Buxton |
| 15 Jul 15 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Flawed Verdi rarity a missable choice for festival |
| 13 Jul 15 / The Guardian |
Gloria - A Pig TaleBuxton FestivalNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Like one of the unfunny bits on Monty Python, weird does not necessarily make wonderful |
| 27 Jul 14 / Gloucestershire Echo |
This pig of an opera should have been sent to the slaughterhouse years ago |
| 26 Jul 14 / Bachtrack |
OtelloBuxton FestivalNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Rare Rossini gets a good outing at Buxton |
| 21 Jul 14 / Seen and Heard |
Rare outing for one of Rossini's major serious operas |
| 21 Jul 14 / Planet Hugill |
Orfeo ed EuridiceBuxton FestivalNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Intense, modern version of Gluck's 1762 Italian opera |
| 21 Jul 14 / Planet Hugill |
Much of the work’s emotional content comes from the pit |
| 20 Jul 14 / Gloucestershire Echo |
Stephen Medcalf’s staging underlines the simplicity of Gluck’s musico-dramatic schema |
| 19 Jul 14 / Financial Times |
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A great classical story gets an update at Buxton Festival |
| 17 Jul 14 / Seen and Heard |
A lovely rendering of Gluck’s music under the baton of Stuart Stratford |
| 16 Jul 14 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Michael Chance's Orfeo is patchy, but Barbara Bargnesi's wounded Euridice is entrancingly sung |
| 15 Jul 14 / The Guardian |
Love reigns in Buxton's Orfeo ed Euridice, but at what cost? |
| 14 Jul 14 / Bachtrack |
The JakobinBuxton FestivalNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Sparkling revival of Dvorak's village opera, reset in the Fascist era |
| 21 Jul 14 / Planet Hugill |
Dvorák’s rarely heard Jacobin is ideal festival fare for Buxton |
| 18 Jul 14 / Seen and Heard |
A loving performance |
| 17 Jul 14 / Telegraph |
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Dvořák’s unceasing generosity of melody elevates this rarely performed opera |
| 17 Jul 14 / Financial Times |
This musical gem performed with such a fine cast is well worth the trip to Buxton |
| 16 Jul 14 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Rare and delightful revival of Dvořák's comedy |
| 14 Jul 14 / The Guardian |
Dvořák’s Jacobin returns from musical exile to delight Buxton |
| 14 Jul 14 / Bachtrack |
Luci mie traditriciBuxton FestivalNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Though it might not be to all tastes, its appearance is somewhat overdue |
| 18 Jul 13 / The Guardian |
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Salvatore Sciarrino
His stage works are performed and acclaimed throughout Europe, but this week's Buxton opera festival production is a UK first. Salvatore Sciarrino talks about how, and why, he composes.
His stage works are performed and acclaimed throughout Europe, but this week's Buxton opera festival production is a UK first. Salvatore Sciarrino talks about how, and why, he composes.
La Princesse JauneBuxton FestivalNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Could the yellow princess really be a prince of another complexion altogether? |
| 15 Jul 13 / The Observer |
What possessed anyone to think that two such insipid pieces merited revival |
| 11 Jul 13 / Telegraph |
Paired rarities from Saint-Saëns and Gounod resurface in Derbyshire with an early Mozart |
| 9 Jul 13 / The Arts Desk |
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Opera comique double bill at Buxton |
| 9 Jul 13 / Seen and Heard |
A double bill of French fripperies |
| 9 Jul 13 / The Guardian |
La ColombeBuxton FestivalNo. of reviews: 5 | |
The highlight is an aria about cooking |
| 15 Jul 13 / The Observer |
What possessed anyone to think that two such insipid pieces merited revival? |
| 11 Jul 13 / Telegraph |
Paired rarities from Saint-Saëns and Gounod resurface in Derbyshire with an early Mozart |
| 9 Jul 13 / The Arts Desk |
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Opera comique double bill at Buxton |
| 9 Jul 13 / Seen and Heard |
A double bill of French fripperies |
| 9 Jul 13 / The Guardian |
La finta giardinieraBuxton FestivalNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Harry Fehr's Buxton staging makes a surprisingly strong case for this disregarded piece |
| 10 Jul 13 / The Guardian |
Paired rarities from Saint-Saëns and Gounod resurface in Derbyshire with an early Mozart |
| 9 Jul 13 / The Arts Desk |
Mozart’s pretend gardener becomes a soap opera |
| 9 Jul 13 / Seen and Heard |
L'OlimpiadeBuxton FestivalNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Obscure operas, Festival darlings |
| 18 Jul 12 / New York Times |
Kashchei the ImmortalBuxton FestivalNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Obscure operas, Festival darlings |
| 18 Jul 12 / New York Times |
Buxton unearths some operatic rarities |
| 15 Jul 12 / Independent on Sunday |
Buxton Festival enters the Stephen Barlow era |
| 12 Jul 12 / Seen and Heard |
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Buxton punching above its weight with long-forgotten operatic curios |
| 12 Jul 12 / Telegraph |
Buxton's double bill brings together two rarities |
| 11 Jul 12 / The Guardian |
Exhumed short operas by Sibelius and Rimsky-Korsakov are daringly linked |
| 11 Jul 12 / The Arts Desk |
Both operas prove significant rediscoveries |
| 11 Jul 12 / The Stage |
JephthaBuxton FestivalNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Obscure operas, Festival darlings |
| 18 Jul 12 / New York Times |
Buxton Festival enters the Stephen Barlow era |
| 12 Jul 12 / Seen and Heard |
Handel's affecting final oratorio could use some costumes and production |
| 10 Jul 12 / The Arts Desk |
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A puzzlingly obscure piece of theatre |
| 10 Jul 12 / The Stage |
IntermezzoBuxton FestivalNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Obscure operas, Festival darlings |
| 18 Jul 12 / New York Times |
Intermezzo is the hit of this delightfully unpretentious opera festival |
| 13 Jul 12 / Financial Times |
Buxton Festival enters the Stephen Barlow era |
| 12 Jul 12 / Seen and Heard |
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Janis Kelly is outstanding as Christine |
| 12 Jul 12 / Telegraph |
Janis Kelly really gets to the heart of the vulnerability beneath Christine's tantrums |
| 10 Jul 12 / The Guardian |
Buxton regulars will not be disappointed |
| 10 Jul 12 / The Stage |
Richard Strauss's comedy-with-feeling kicks off the 34th festival in fine style |
| 9 Jul 12 / The Arts Desk |
The Turn of the ScrewBuxton FestivalNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Northern Ireland Opera revisit and revivify Britten's claustrophobic Henry James adaptation |
| 17 Jul 12 / The Arts Desk |
The Marriage of FigaroBuxton FestivalNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Non-Mozart version sounds better than it looks in this first revival since 1799 |
| 16 Jul 12 / The Arts Desk |
The Maiden in the TowerBuxton FestivalNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Buxton unearths some operatic rarities |
| 15 Jul 12 / Independent on Sunday |
Buxton Festival enters the Stephen Barlow era |
| 12 Jul 12 / Seen and Heard |
The Maiden in the Tower was effectively staged as a disturbing, post-Freudian nursery game |
| 12 Jul 12 / Seen and Heard |
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Buxton's double bill brings together two rarities |
| 11 Jul 12 / The Guardian |
Exhumed short operas by Sibelius and Rimsky-Korsakov are daringly linked |
| 11 Jul 12 / The Arts Desk |
Both operas prove significant rediscoveries |
| 11 Jul 12 / The Stage |
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News & Articles
| Buxton International Festival announces 2023 season |
The opening operatic production will be Bellini’s “La Sonnambula” with Adrian Kelly conducting. Harry Fehr will direct the Bel Canto masterpiece. |
| 22 Nov 2022 / OperaWire |
| Buxton International Opera wins UK Theatre Award |
Buxton International Opera was awarded the Achievement Award in Opera at the annual UK Theatre Awards, held at London’s Guildhall on Sunday 27 October 2019. |
| 30 Oct 2019 / Classical Music |
| Buxton International Festival announces 2020 opera repertoire |
Next year’s festival will take place from 3 – 22 July 2020 and will feature five opera productions. |
| 3 Jul 2019 / Opera Now |
| A great big present |
Stephen Medcalf on returning to Buxton to direct his favourite piece, Idomeneo. |
| 2 Jul 2018 / Planet Hugill |
| Buxton’s Stephen Barlow steps down |
Stephen Barlow has announced that he will step down as artistic director of Buxton International Festival, after a seven-year tenure. |
| 7 Apr 2018 / Opera Now |
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