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CapriccioGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 20 | |
A little bit of magic: Soprano Miah Persson in Richard Strauss's opera |
 28 Jun 18 / The Epoch Times |
It was Music which ‘won’ in the end |
| 26 Jun 18 / Music OMH |
Many musical rewards in Capriccio at Garsington |
| 14 Jun 18 / Seen and Heard |
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Strauss’s last opera is a ‘whim whim’ for Wormsley festival |
| 11 Jun 18 / Henley Standard |
A little bit of magic: Miah Persson in Richard Strauss's Capriccio at Garsington |
| 11 Jun 18 / Planet Hugill |
Miah Persson excels in Capriccio |
| 11 Jun 18 / The Times |
Mozart’s forces of darkness and light fight it out alongside voluptuous Strauss on the lawns at Garsington |
| 10 Jun 18 / The Observer |
Music and words in operatic struggle |
| 8 Jun 18 / Oxford Mail |
Garsington makes as good a case as you can for Strauss's frothy Capriccio |
| 7 Jun 18 / The Spectator |
A rare production of Strauss's final opera and a sophisticated summer treat |
| 6 Jun 18 / What's on Stage |
Garsington gives stimulating performance of Strauss’s Capriccio |
| 6 Jun 18 / Seen and Heard |
Makes a profound impression |
| 5 Jun 18 / The Stage |
Ingeniously controlled chaos |
| 5 Jun 18 / Independent |
On occasion things are a little too serious, but overall Richard Strauss’s ensemble piece plays out with nuance and verve |
| 5 Jun 18 / The Times |
A gentle, sympathetic Capriccio at Garsington |
| 4 Jun 18 / Bachtrack |
The poignancy of triviality |
| 4 Jun 18 / Opera Today |
Miah Persson’s beautifully judged Countess is discreet without a hint of sphinx-like remoteness |
| 3 Jun 18 / Classical Source |
A sweet and beautiful confection |
| 3 Jun 18 / Telegraph |
FalstaffGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 10 | |
The most cheerful and warmhearted production of Verdi’s final opera I have seen |
| 25 Jun 18 / Express |
Sister suffragette |
| 24 Jun 18 / Forum Opéra |
Falstaff in the 'back garden'? Blooming good! |
| 24 Jun 18 / Daily Mail |
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A list of today’s great Falstaffs should now include Henry Waddington |
| 21 Jun 18 / Music OMH |
Garsington Opera transfers Falstaff from Elizabeth pomp to Edwardian pompousness |
| 20 Jun 18 / Opera Today |
The pace is terrific |
| 20 Jun 18 / Classical Source |
Verdi's comic farewell in a fine new production by Garsington Opera |
| 20 Jun 18 / What's on Stage |
You will rarely hear Verdi’s intricate ensembles delivered with such rapport between pit and stage, nor the drama paced so effectively |
| 20 Jun 18 / The Times |
Songs of innocence and experience: Verdi's Falstaff at Garsington |
| 19 Jun 18 / Bachtrack |
Henry Waddington gives the most convincing, moving, and beautifully-sung performance |
| 19 Jun 18 / Independent |
Die ZauberflöteGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 12 | |
The overture and the great choral pieces were solemn and dignified, and the duets sparkling |
| 19 Jun 18 / Music OMH |
A production swamped by a surplus of ideas |
| 16 Jun 18 / Classical Source |
Mozart’s forces of darkness and light fight it out alongside voluptuous Strauss on the lawns at Garsington |
| 10 Jun 18 / The Observer |
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Imaginative re-think on Mozart's Enlightenment |
| 9 Jun 18 / Express |
Cold and confusing |
| 7 Jun 18 / The Spectator |
Garsington’s Die Zauberflöte is more rewarding vocally than theatrically |
| 6 Jun 18 / Seen and Heard |
The orchestra is carefully blended, the chorus is terrific and the soloists uniformly impressive |
| 4 Jun 18 / The Times |
Netia Jones shows she's more than a video artist with her riveting new staging of 'Die Zauberflöte' |
| 2 Jun 18 / What's on Stage |
An enigmatic staging |
| 2 Jun 18 / The Stage |
Truth and Wisdom: a searching Zauberflöte at Garsington |
| 2 Jun 18 / Bachtrack |
Netia Jones' new Die Zauberflöte opens Garsington Opera's 2018 season |
| 2 Jun 18 / Opera Today |
By setting the action in a Masonic lodge, Netia Jones leaves no space for the imagination |
| 2 Jun 18 / Independent |
Silver BirchGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Garsington’s season closes on a high note with Panufnik’s Silver Birch |
| 1 Aug 17 / Seen and Heard |
This community opera is cinematic in its scope and fluidity |
| 1 Aug 17 / The Times |
A real achievement |
| 1 Aug 17 / Financial Times |
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Panufnik’s music is both strong and accessible |
| 31 Jul 17 / Music OMH |
A work of beauty and hope |
| 30 Jul 17 / Classical Source |
Pelléas et MélisandeGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 12 | |
La soirée n’a pas été des meilleures |
| 13 Jul 17 / Anaclase |
The main musical satisfaction of this new Pelléas et Mélisande was the intense playing of the Philharmonia Orchestra |
| 22 Jun 17 / The Spectator |
Garsington Opera’s provocative and compelling staging of Pelléas et Mélisande |
| 21 Jun 17 / Seen and Heard |
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Andrea Carroll makes a bewitching Mélisande in Debussy’s decadent opera |
| 21 Jun 17 / Financial Times |
Light and shade |
| 20 Jun 17 / Bachtrack |
Andrea Carroll’s Mélisande is her UK debut and it’s an impressive one |
| 20 Jun 17 / Music OMH |
Michael Boyd directs and the Philharmonia Orchestra plays Debussy's opera |
| 19 Jun 17 / What's on Stage |
Boyd brings the opera’s dreams and mysteries into landscapes that are lit, symbolically and figuratively, with precision |
| 19 Jun 17 / Opera Today |
Fresh light on Debussy's mysterious fairytale |
| 19 Jun 17 / The Guardian |
Andrea Carroll’s exquisite performance is the highlight of this mixed staging of Debussy’s only opera |
| 19 Jun 17 / The Times |
Positively amateurish |
| 18 Jun 17 / Telegraph |
Boyd treads a fine line between realism and poetic evasiveness |
| 17 Jun 17 / Classical Source |
Il Turco in ItaliaGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Rions un peu |
| 10 Jul 17 / Music OMH |
It’s the perfect Summer evening opera |
| 5 Jul 17 / Music OMH |
Finely produced and performed Il turco in Italia at Garsington Opera |
| 3 Jul 17 / Seen and Heard |
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Welcome revival for a summertime crowd-pleaser that's brimming with fizz and fun |
| 1 Jul 17 / What's on Stage |
Martin Duncan’s 2011 production of Rossini’s comedy has new snap and sexiness in this revival |
| 28 Jun 17 / The Times |
Personenregie perfection: Martin Duncan's Il turco in Italia at Garsington |
| 28 Jun 17 / Bachtrack |
Sarah Tynan brought real vocal fireworks to the role of Fiorilla |
| 28 Jun 17 / Opera Today |
Le nozze di FigaroGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | |
Cox sets the opera firmly in 18th century Spain and focuses with utmost clarity on the characters’ predicaments |
| 11 Jun 17 / Express |
Le nozze di Figaro at Garsington |
| 9 Jun 17 / Bachtrack |
Garsington Opera’s rough-edged yet consistent interpretation of Le nozze di Figaro |
| 7 Jun 17 / Seen and Heard |
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This productions brings us close to the beating heart of Figaro the opera |
| 7 Jun 17 / Classical Source |
Enchanting and engaging |
| 6 Jun 17 / The Stage |
I have never known a Figaro like Joshua Bloom’s |
| 6 Jun 17 / Independent |
Douglas Boyd conducted a wonderfully vibrant, elegant, sparkling account of the score |
| 6 Jun 17 / Music OMH |
"Recreated" Figaro at Garsington delights |
| 5 Jun 17 / Opera Today |
SemeleGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 13 | |
The Garsington Opera Orchestra, under Jonathan Cohen, brings out the full glory of Handel’s score |
| 11 Jun 17 / Express |
Unusual production, glorious performance |
| 8 Jun 17 / Seen and Heard |
An entertaining modern dress production of Handel’s work |
| 7 Jun 17 / Financial Times |
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The whole thing becomes rather heavy going |
| 6 Jun 17 / Independent |
Heidi Stober sang with clarity and confidence |
| 6 Jun 17 / Music OMH |
Star-dust and sparkle at Garsington Opera |
| 5 Jun 17 / Opera Today |
Heidi Stober gave a lively account of the title part |
| 5 Jun 17 / Classical Source |
A magical new production of Handel's entertainment launches Garsington 2017 |
| 5 Jun 17 / What's on Stage |
All that glitters: Miskimmon's hyperactive Semele opens Garsington’s season |
| 3 Jun 17 / Bachtrack |
A highly entertaining and brilliantly sung new production of Handel's opera |
| 3 Jun 17 / The Stage |
Muscular conducting and a first-rate cast, but where's the charm? |
| 3 Jun 17 / Telegraph |
Handel's celestial opera remade as a Technicolor romcom |
| 3 Jun 17 / The Guardian |
Garsington gets the summer opera season off to a cracking start |
| 2 Jun 17 / Evening Standard |
Die SchöpfungGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Brilliant, but distracting, dancing |
| 23 Jul 16 / The Oxford Times |
Baldwin’s choreography is sculptural and focused |
| 19 Jul 16 / Independent |
Garsington Opera has teamed up with the Rambert Dance Company nd the results are extremely impressive |
| 17 Jul 16 / Music OMH |
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The Creation was busier than usual at Garsington Opera |
| 17 Jul 16 / The Observer |
Birds, beasts and the cosmos: Garsington's Creation is an extraordinary spectacle |
| 16 Jul 16 / Telegraph |
On the musical level this was mostly rewarding |
| 16 Jul 16 / Classical Source |
IdomeneoGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
Mozart's tale of a crisis in Crete looks and sounds good but lacks edge |
| 8 Jul 16 / The Guardian |
As the drama is played straight, a brilliant cast can shine |
| 30 Jun 16 / Independent |
Garsington Opera presents a musically compelling and dramatic version of Idomeneo |
| 30 Jun 16 / Seen and Heard |
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Stylish seriousness and intelligent style |
| 27 Jun 16 / Planet Hugill |
Mozart's opera is vividly cast and delivered by the cream of (mostly) British talent |
| 24 Jun 16 / What's on Stage |
Toby Spence is very strong in the title role |
| 24 Jun 16 / Classical Source |
Musically, this was a strong performance, despite cuts that scarred the work |
| 22 Jun 16 / Opera Today |
A stern Father's Day treat
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| 22 Jun 16 / Bachtrack |
The cast, production team and orchestra were given a rapturous ovation, and rightly so |
| 21 Jun 16 / Music OMH |
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Interview: Caitlin Hulcup
The Australian mezzo-soprano Caitlin Hulcup has been making quite a name for herself in some of the most prestigious opera houses around the world, and she will soon return to Garsington Opera to sing her first
The Australian mezzo-soprano Caitlin Hulcup has been making quite a name for herself in some of the most prestigious opera houses around the world, and she will soon return to Garsington Opera to sing her first
Eugene OneginGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 14 | |
The summer opera season defies the downpours with terrific Tchaikovsky, morally improving Mascagni, Shakespearean Puccini and zesty Janáček |
| 20 Jun 16 / The Observer |
Pushkin's verse-novel Eugene Onegin is a classic tale of unrequited love |
| 18 Jun 16 / Express |
Roderick Williams’s Onegin is seen as a socially awkward outsider rather than a cold-hearted snob |
| 12 Jun 16 / Express |
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Garsington's got it all... even if the fat lady doesn't sing! |
| 12 Jun 16 / Daily Mail |
The close of the drama is riveting |
| 9 Jun 16 / Independent |
A flawed yet absorbing and immensely moving account of Tchaikovsky's romantic opera |
| 8 Jun 16 / What's on Stage |
Slavs to love |
| 8 Jun 16 / The Critics' Circle |
Natalya Romaniw’s Tatyana was eagerly anticipated |
| 7 Jun 16 / Music OMH |
Michael Boyd’s staging brings out the emotional complexity of Tchaikovsky’s popular opera |
| 7 Jun 16 / The Stage |
After the interval, the show suddenly took off |
| 7 Jun 16 / Evening Standard |
Garsington emphasises psychological aspects of Eugene Onegin |
| 7 Jun 16 / Seen and Heard |
A superb season opener |
| 6 Jun 16 / Opera Today |
Natalya Romaniw's Tatyana the star of a stylish Eugene Onegin at Garsington |
| 6 Jun 16 / Bachtrack |
The music’s cohesion was assured in Douglas Boyd’s conducting |
| 5 Jun 16 / Classical Source |
L'Italiana in AlgeriGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 14 | |
Of all Rossini's comic operas, many of which have hilariously ridiculous plots, L'Italiana in Algeri is perhaps the silliest |
| 19 Jun 16 / Express |
Divorce dans un jardin anglais |
| 17 Jun 16 / Forum Opéra |
Mary Bevan shone in the glinting evening sunlight as Elvira |
| 14 Jun 16 / Bucks Free Press |
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As feisty Isabella, Ezgi Kutlu attacks her coloratura arias with relish |
| 12 Jun 16 / Express |
Garsington's got it all... even if the fat lady doesn't sing! |
| 12 Jun 16 / Daily Mail |
Sunk with all hands |
| 8 Jun 16 / The Critics' Circle |
The Italian Girl fails to hit the spot at Garsington |
| 7 Jun 16 / The Stage |
Garsington treats Rossini's barely-comic opera to a lavish production by Will Tuckett |
| 7 Jun 16 / What's on Stage |
Clever and amusing L’italiana in Algeri at Garsington |
| 7 Jun 16 / Seen and Heard |
George Souglides’ set for Will Tuckett’s new production of Rossini’s L’italiana in Algeri at Garsington would surely have delighted Liberace |
| 7 Jun 16 / Opera Today |
L’Italiana in Algeri was a game but lame production by Garsington Opera |
| 6 Jun 16 / Telegraph |
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Performance schedule
Rameau
29 May to 30 Jun 2024
Mozart
30 May to 23 Jul 2024
Britten
16 Jun to 19 Jul 2024
Verdi
29 Jun to 22 Jul 2024
Norman
30 to 31 Jul 2024
News & Articles
| Garsington Opera unveils 2024 season |
Garsington Opera has announced its 2024 season which will feature five operas. |
| 26 Oct 2023 / OperaWire |
| Bruno Ravella on Garsington Opera’s Ariadne auf Naxos |
Garsington Opera’s new production of Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos opens soon. In mid-rehearsal, its director found time to talk to us. |
| 12 Jun 2023 / Music OMH |
| Garsington Opera announces its 2023 season |
Natalya Romaniw, Pumeza Matshikiza and Andrew Stenson lead Garsington Opera’s 2023 season. |
| 30 Oct 2022 / OperaWire |
| Garsington Opera’s The Turn of the Screw wins award |
Winners of the 2020 Royal Philharmonic Society Awards have been revealed this evening in a digital broadcast featuring performances filmed at London’s Wigmore Hall. |
| 19 Nov 2020 / Opera Today |
| Garsington Opera get the go-ahead for new rehearsal centre |
Garsington Opera has been given the go-ahead for a new £14 million rehearsal centre. Construction on the project is set to begin next year, and aims to be completed in 2023. |
| 19 Nov 2020 / Broadway World |
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