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28 March 2024

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Scalia/Ginsburg

Castleton Festival


No. of reviews: 5

Ghosts, Ginsburg given justice as summer delights
8 Aug 15 / Classical Voice North America
The primary reason for Supreme Court groupies to attend Scalia/Ginsburg is the funny, exceedingly clever libretto
17 Jul 15 / Above the Law
Scalia/Ginsburg opera debuts at Castleton Festival
15 Jul 15 / DC Theatre Scene
'Scalia/Ginsburg' opera underscores how opposites can be in harmony
14 Jul 15 / Los Angeles Times
An affectionate comic opera look at the high court
13 Jul 15 / Washington Post
‘Scalia/Ginsburg’ opera draws VIPs of the legal world
If anyone had needed emergency legal advice during a performance of the SCOTUS-themed opera “Scalia/Ginsburg” in Castleton, Va., they would have been in luck.
L'Heure Espagnole

Castleton Festival


No. of reviews: 1

A sophisticated trifle
13 Jul 15 / Washington Post
Roméo et Juliette

Castleton Festival


No. of reviews: 1

At Castleton Festival, a fitting tribute to Lorin Maazel
7 Jul 15 / Washington Post
Don Giovanni

Castleton Festival


No. of reviews: 2

Castleton Festival's production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni had much to offer
13 Aug 14 / Ionarts
In ‘Don Giovanni’ at the Castleton Festival, one key player is missing
7 Jul 14 / Washington Post
Madama Butterfly

Castleton Festival


No. of reviews: 2

The opera ended with a blistering intensity
13 Aug 14 / Ionarts
Wolf Trap Opera, Castleton Festival launch unevenly but laudably on same weekend
30 Jun 14 / Washington Post
Otello

Castleton Festival


No. of reviews: 1

'Otello' at the Castleton Festival
8 Aug 13 / Ionarts
La voix humaine

Castleton Festival


No. of reviews: 1

'La Voix Humaine' at Castleton
8 Aug 13 / Ionarts
La fanciulla del West

Castleton Festival


No. of reviews: 2

Gorgeous 'Fanciulla del West' at Castleton
8 Aug 13 / Ionarts
‘Girl of the Golden West’ gives audiences sound and sight to revel in
8 Jul 13 / Washington Post
A Little Night Music

Castleton Festival


No. of reviews: 1

At Castleton, ‘A Little Night Music’ amplifies disappointments
16 Jul 12 / Washington Post
Carmen

Castleton Festival


No. of reviews: 2

Castleton's 'Carmen': storm-tossed show goes on
16 Jul 12 / Washington Times
Castleton Festival’s ‘Carmen’ is a group effort
9 Jul 12 / Washington Post
Il barbiere di Siviglia

Castleton Festival


No. of reviews: 1

Lorin Maazel’s sprightly ‘Barber of Seville’ opens Castleton Festival
25 Jun 12 / Washington Post
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Das Castleton-Festival ohne Lorin Maazel
Seit Maazels Tod kämpft seine Witwe Dietlinde Turban-Maazel nun allein um das Fortbestehen des Festivals.
24 Jul 2015 / BR Klassik
‘Scalia/Ginsburg’ opera draws VIPs of the legal world
If anyone had needed emergency legal advice during a performance of the SCOTUS-themed opera “Scalia/Ginsburg” in Castleton, Va., they would have been in luck.
21 Jul 2015 / Washington Post
Castleton Festival to provide free streaming of prime events
The 2015 Castleton Festival will offer free online streaming of this season's main events -- "weather and technological issues permitting," as the press release puts it.
2 Jul 2015 / Baltimore Sun
Castleton Festival announces 2014 season of opera, concerts
The 2014 season includes new stagings of Mozart's Don Giovanni and Pucicni's Madama Butterfly conducted by Maazel in the 650-seat Festival Theatre.
14 Dec 2013 / Baltimore Sun
Castleton announces 2013 season
The Castleton Festival has announced a 2013 season of staggering ambition.
14 Nov 2012 / Washington Post