Essex Summer Opera Festival to Perform ‘The Elixir of Love’ at Layer Marney Tower
By Logan MartellOn June 20, 2023, the Essex Summer Opera Festival is set to open at the historic Tudor Palace, Layer Marney Tower near Colchester.
Festival-goers can picnic and enjoy the 120-acre grounds over the next four days, as well as a production of Donizetti’s “The Elixir of Love.”
Stage director Guido Martin-Brandis and music director Orlando Jopling lead a cast comprised of Galina Averina as Adina, Thomas Elwin as Nemorino, James Atkinson as Belcore, Alex Jones as Dulcamara, and Sofia Kirwan-Baez as Gianetta.
The performance will be presented in two 50-minute halves, with an audience of about 240 per show.
The opening performance is scheduled for June 20, 2023 with three subsequent performances running through the 25th.
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