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Buxton International Festival 2024 Review: The Boatswain’s Mate

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(Photo: Genevieve Girling) Born into an upper middle-class family in 1858, Ethyl Smyth went on to fashion a successful career as a composer, which was certainly no easy feat given the many obstacles facing women wishing to pursue almost any career in Victorian England; even her own father opposed her choice. Yet, she was able to push through the many {…}
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Buxton International Festival 2024 Review: Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno

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(Photo: Genevieve Girling) Written in 1707 while living in Italy, Händel’s first oratorio, “Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno,” was a work that he would return to again and again over his career. Not only did he mine it for arias he could use in his operas, but he also created two further versions of the piece. In 1737, {…}
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Buxton International Festival 2024 Review: Ernani

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(Photo: Genevieve Girling) Set in early 14th century Spain, “Ernani” is a simple tale of three men competing for the love of the same woman, in which the society’s values and codes of chivalry dictate the course of the narrative. Providing that one accepts the context uncritically, it can be a gripping, quick-moving drama that rattles along with plenty of {…}
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Buxton international Festival Announces 2024 Season

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The Buxton International Festival has announced its 2024 season. Giuseppe Verdi’s “Ernani” will be conducted by Adrian Kelly with The Orchestra of Opera North. Performance Dates: July 6-17, 2024 George Frideric Handel’s “Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno” will join forces with The Early Opera Company for a new production conducted by Christian Curnyn. Performance Dates: July 7-18, 2024 Peter {…}
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Buxton International Festival Announces 2023 Season

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The Buxton International Festival has announced its 2023 season. The opening operatic production will be Bellini’s “La Sonnambula” with Adrian Kelly conducting. Harry Fehr will direct the Bel Canto masterpiece. Performance Dates: July 8-22, 2023 The semi-seria opera Mozart’s “Il re pastore” will be presented at the Buxton Opera House. Performance Dates: July 9-20, 2023 Handel’s baroque opera seria “Orlando” {…}
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Buxton International Festival Announces 2022 Slate

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(Credit: Buxton International Festival official website) The Buxton International Festival in the United Kingdom has announced its 2022 slate, comprising of five operas, an oratorio, a musical, a brand-new jazz program, a books program, and a classical music series. Here is a look at the opera and vocal performances: Operas Adrian Kelly conducts the Northern Chamber Orchestra in Jacopo Spirei’s {…}
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Buxton International Festival Announces 2020 Season

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The Buxton International Festival has announces its 2020 season. For the purposes of this article we will only focus on the opera and oratorio performances announces for the festival. The operatic offerings begin with Rossini’s “La Donna del Lago” which will star Nico Darmanin, John Irvin and Catherine Carby. Jacopo Spirei directs the production conducted by Adrian Kelly. Performance Dates: {…}
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Elsa Dreisig, Benjamin Bernheim, Aleksandra Kurzak, Jonathan Tetelman, Ludovic Tézier Among Major Nominees for 2024 International Opera Awards

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The International Opera Awards has revealed its 2024 awards. The awards ceremony is set to place at the Bayerische Staatsoper on Oct. 2, 2024.BBC Radio 3’s Petroc Trelawny will again host the awards ceremony. There will also be performances featuring opera stars and singers from the Bayerische Staatsoper Young Artists programme. Here is a rundown of all the categories: CONDUCTOR – Thomas {…}

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