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Silver BirchGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
This community opera is cinematic in its scope and fluidity |
 1 Aug 17 / The Times |
A real achievement |
| 1 Aug 17 / Financial Times (via Google) |
Garsington’s season closes on a high note with Panufnik’s Silver Birch |
| 1 Aug 17 / Seen and Heard |
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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 (via Google) |
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 |
Andrea Carroll’s exquisite performance is the highlight of this mixed staging of Debussy’s only opera |
| 19 Jun 17 / The Times |
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 |
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 |
Sarah Tynan brought real vocal fireworks to the role of Fiorilla |
| 28 Jun 17 / Opera Today |
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 |
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 |
I have never known a Figaro like Joshua Bloom’s |
| 6 Jun 17 / Independent |
Enchanting and engaging |
| 6 Jun 17 / The Stage |
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 (via Google) |
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Heidi Stober sang with clarity and confidence |
| 6 Jun 17 / Music OMH |
The whole thing becomes rather heavy going |
| 6 Jun 17 / Independent |
Heidi Stober gave a lively account of the title part |
| 5 Jun 17 / Classical Source |
Star-dust and sparkle at Garsington Opera |
| 5 Jun 17 / Opera Today |
A magical new production of Handel's entertainment launches Garsington 2017 |
| 5 Jun 17 / What's on Stage |
Muscular conducting and a first-rate cast, but where's the charm? |
| 3 Jun 17 / Telegraph |
All that glitters: Miskimmon's hyperactive Semele opens Garsington’s season |
| 3 Jun 17 / Bachtrack |
Handel's celestial opera remade as a Technicolor romcom |
| 3 Jun 17 / The Guardian |
A highly entertaining and brilliantly sung new production of Handel's opera |
| 3 Jun 17 / The Stage |
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 / Oxford Times Online |
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 |
Garsington Opera presents a musically compelling and dramatic version of Idomeneo |
| 30 Jun 16 / Seen and Heard |
As the drama is played straight, a brilliant cast can shine |
| 30 Jun 16 / Independent |
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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 |
Slavs to love |
| 8 Jun 16 / The Critics' Circle |
A flawed yet absorbing and immensely moving account of Tchaikovsky's romantic opera |
| 8 Jun 16 / What's on Stage |
Michael Boyd’s staging brings out the emotional complexity of Tchaikovsky’s popular opera |
| 7 Jun 16 / The Stage |
Natalya Romaniw’s Tatyana was eagerly anticipated |
| 7 Jun 16 / Music OMH |
Garsington emphasises psychological aspects of Eugene Onegin |
| 7 Jun 16 / Seen and Heard |
After the interval, the show suddenly took off |
| 7 Jun 16 / Evening Standard |
Natalya Romaniw's Tatyana the star of a stylish Eugene Onegin at Garsington |
| 6 Jun 16 / Bachtrack |
A superb season opener |
| 6 Jun 16 / Opera Today |
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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Garsington's got it all... even if the fat lady doesn't sing! |
| 12 Jun 16 / Daily Mail |
As feisty Isabella, Ezgi Kutlu attacks her coloratura arias with relish |
| 12 Jun 16 / Express |
Sunk with all hands |
| 8 Jun 16 / The Critics' Circle |
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 |
Garsington treats Rossini's barely-comic opera to a lavish production by Will Tuckett |
| 7 Jun 16 / What's on Stage |
The Italian Girl fails to hit the spot at Garsington |
| 7 Jun 16 / The Stage |
Clever and amusing L’italiana in Algeri at Garsington |
| 7 Jun 16 / Seen and Heard |
Faux orientalism meets La dolce vita |
| 6 Jun 16 / Bachtrack |
Ezgi Kutlu turns girl power on Ottoman camp |
| 6 Jun 16 / The Guardian |
L’Italiana in Algeri was a game but lame production by Garsington Opera |
| 6 Jun 16 / Telegraph |
Will Tuckett made the most of the work’s comic possibilities |
| 5 Jun 16 / Music OMH |
IntermezzoGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 12 | |
Introducción e Intermezzo |
| 24 Jul 15 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Hats off to Garsington for championing once again some criminally neglected Strauss |
| 13 Jun 15 / Opera Today |
Serenely accomplished |
| 12 Jun 15 / Independent |
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Profoundly humane vision of Strauss's autobiographical opera |
| 11 Jun 15 / The Guardian |
There’s comic potential there but in the end it is not enough |
| 11 Jun 15 / Evening Standard |
A breezy production of the comedy based on Strauss’s own marriage |
| 10 Jun 15 / Financial Times (via Google) |
A hit for Garsington in Bruno Ravella’s staging and in Andrew Porter’s English translation |
| 10 Jun 15 / The Stage |
There really is no saving Richard Strauss’s semi-autobiographical opera |
| 10 Jun 15 / Telegraph |
Bruno Ravella’s direction is admirably supportive and restrained |
| 10 Jun 15 / Classical Source |
A sensitive production makes a powerful case for Strauss's neglected 'opera domestica' |
| 10 Jun 15 / What's on Stage |
Love's not Time's fool |
| 8 Jun 15 / Bachtrack |
Mary Dunleavy came late to the production but she gives a fully rounded performance |
| 7 Jun 15 / Music OMH |
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Interview: Bruno Ravella
On June 6th, Garsington Opera unveils its new production of Richard Strauss’ Intermezzo. Director Bruno Ravella talks about the production and his career.
On June 6th, Garsington Opera unveils its new production of Richard Strauss’ Intermezzo. Director Bruno Ravella talks about the production and his career.
Strauss's Intermezzo at Garsington
Interview with Jac van Steen.
Interview with Jac van Steen.
Death in VeniceGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 13 | |
A zestful staging of Britten’s final opera grips Garsington |
| 29 Jun 15 / The Observer |
Paul Nilon is superb as Aschenbach |
| 28 Jun 15 / Express |
Deeply thought through Death in Venice by Garsington Opera |
| 27 Jun 15 / Seen and Heard |
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A production that rises to the challenges of Britten’s opera |
| 24 Jun 15 / Financial Times (via Google) |
Musical splendour of a duff production |
| 24 Jun 15 / Independent |
In the title role, Paul Nilon presents an astonishingly powerful portrait of physical and moral decline |
| 24 Jun 15 / Opera Today |
As soon as the music begins the years drop away |
| 23 Jun 15 / Bachtrack |
This production of Death in Venice is unmissable |
| 23 Jun 15 / Music OMH |
A thrilling, unwavering new production of Britten's final opera |
| 23 Jun 15 / What's on Stage |
This new production of Britten's last major work catches all the score’s febrile anxiety |
| 23 Jun 15 / Telegraph |
Death in Venice still asserts its oblique subtlety in explaining the process of creativity |
| 23 Jun 15 / Classical Source |
Paul Curran’s production of Britten’s final opera is unforgettable |
| 23 Jun 15 / The Stage |
Powerfully direct |
| 23 Jun 15 / The Guardian |
Così fan tutteGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
Une folle journée |
| 22 Jun 15 / Forum Opéra |
As Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte deals with the emotional traumas of teenagers, it is a distinct advantage for the cast to seem youthful |
| 14 Jun 15 / Express |
The performance is so varied, it keeps you hooked on the stage |
| 11 Jun 15 / Bucks Free Press |
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John Fulljames new Cosi fan tutte feels like it’s been put together by someone with a very busy in-tray |
| 11 Jun 15 / The Spectator |
Boyd’s sprightly pacing of the music met its match in John Fulljames’s eventful production |
| 9 Jun 15 / Classical Source |
The evening was redeemed by the strong musical performances |
| 9 Jun 15 / Opera Today |
Interesting but overly serious and weighed down with unnecessary activity |
| 9 Jun 15 / The Stage |
Wedding chaos, deception and duplicity in Garsington’s Così fan tutte |
| 8 Jun 15 / Bachtrack |
Not Figaro's, but a marriage all the same as Garsington opens its season with Mozart |
| 7 Jun 15 / What's on Stage |
The Cunning Little VixenGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 14 | |
Claire Booth was a force of nature as the vixen in Janáček's opera |
| 29 Jun 14 / The Observer |
Claire Booth is ideal casting as the Vixen |
| 29 Jun 14 / Express |
The Cunning Little Vixen in all its rustic glory at Garsington |
| 27 Jun 14 / Bachtrack |
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Performance schedule
Mozart
31 May to 21 Jul 2018
Strauss, R
1 to 28 Jun 2018
Verdi
16 Jun to 22 Jul 2018
Sawer
5 to 16 Jul 2018
News & Articles
| Garsington Opera announces extended 2017 season |
Garsington Opera’s 2017 season will see the company present four productions and a large community opera for the first time in its history. |
| 17 Jan 2017 / Opera Now |
| Facing the music: Douglas Boyd |
The conductor and artistic director of Garsington Opera on Mozart, football and the future. Just don’t ask him to do karaoke - he’ll get cross. |
| 20 Jun 2016 / The Guardian |
| Garsington Opera announces its 2017 season |
The 2017 season will be the first time Garsington stages four opera productions as well as the newly commissioned Silver Birch. |
| 7 Jun 2016 / Slipped Disc |
| The art is in putting people together |
Artistic director Douglas Boyd talks about Garsington's 2016 season. |
| 16 May 2016 / Planet Hugill |
| Interview: Bruno Ravella |
On June 6th, Garsington Opera unveils its new production of Richard Strauss’ Intermezzo. Director Bruno Ravella talks about the production and his career. |
| 31 May 2015 / Music OMH |
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