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Bampton Classical Opera to Open 30th Season with Salieri’s ‘La fiera di Venezia’

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On July 21, 2023, Bampton Classical Opera will open its 30th Anniversary Season with Antonio Salieri’s “La fiera di Venezia.” This production will feature a new English translation by Gilly French, with the performances conducted by Thomas Blunt and directed by Jeremy Gray. Premiering in 1772, “La fiera di Venezia” is the sixth opera by Salieri and among the most {…}

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Jonathan Eyers, Sam Harris, Nathan Vale, Lucy Anderson, Siân Dicke Star in Bampton Classical Opera’s ‘Il Mondo della Luna’

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Bampton Classical Opera is set to present “Il Mondo della Luna” this summer. The Haydn opera will star Jonathan Eyers, Sam Harris, Nathan Vale, Iúnó Connolly, Siân Dicker, Margot Arsane, and Catherine Backhouse. Jeremy Gray directs with Thomas Blunt conducting the Orchestra of Bampton Classical Opera and CHROMA. Karen Halliday will be the choreographer, Pailine Smith will be costume designer, {…}

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Bampton Classical Opera Announces 2022 Opera Production

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Bampton Classical Opera has announced that it will present Haydn’s “Il mondo della luna” as its 2022 production. This will be the third of Haydn’s operas that the company will be presenting. It will be sung in a new English translation by Gilly French with Jeremy Gray directing. Thomas Blunt will conduct the cast, which will be announced at a {…}

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Bampton Classical Opera Announces Gluck-Inspired 2021 Season

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Bampton Classical Opera has announced its 2021 season, with a focus on exploring the neglected works of Christoph Willard Gluck. First will be a concert staging of “The Crown,” which will be the first time the work has been performed in the UK since 1987. Composed in 1765 for the birthday celebration of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I, it was {…}

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Bampton Classical Opera Postpones Gluck’s ‘The Crown’

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Bampton Classical Opera has announced that its concert performance on Gluck’s “The Crown” has been postponed. The cast for the Gluck opera includes Harriet Eyley as Meleagro, Samantha Louis-Jean as Atalanta, Lisa Howarth as Climene, and Lucy Anderson as Asteria; Robert Howarth will conduct the CHROMA ensemble. “We are saddened that the newly-announced November lockdown prevents us from performing or {…}

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Bampton Classical Opera Unveils Cast for Upcoming Gluck Production

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(Credit: Matthew Perrin) Bampton Classical Opera has unveiled the cast for its upcoming production of Gluck’s “Paris and Helen” this summer. The production, which opens at The Grange Garden in Oxfordshire on July 17 and 18, will be directed by Jeremy Gray with Karin Hendrickson conducting the Orchestra of Bampton Classical Opera. Audiences will hear Samantha Louis-Jean as Paris and {…}

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Bampton Classical Opera To Present ‘Bride & Gloom’

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The Bampton Classical Opera is presenting Stephen Storace’s “Bride & Gloom” throughout the summer. The company will showcase the work at the Deanery Garden in Bampton, Oxfordshire on July 19 and 20 followed by an August 26 presentation at the Orangery Theatre in Westonbirt School, Glos. The run will conclude on Sept. 17, 2019 at the St. John’s Smith Square {…}

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Seton Hall University Classical Concert Series 2023 Review: Cavalleria Rusticana

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The traditional Cav/Pag double-bill has a flaw: “Pagliacci” overshadows “Cavalleria Rusticana.” As a result, “Cavalleria,” like an amuse-bouche, is a warmup for a more exciting opera. This bias in the Cav/Pag pairing seems illogical. Both operas are set in rural Italian/Sicilian villages, feature true-to-life characters, love triangles, and culminate in utter tragedy. Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” stands as the first opera {…}

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Royal College of Music 2021-22 Review: Flight

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On June 28th, amidst the calmness of a beautiful evening in London, held within the palatial confines of Britten Theater, the Royal College of Music Opera Studio performed Jonathan Dove’s third opera “Flight,” a humorous yet weighty story story about the going-ons of eight individuals at an airport terminal. Although a student production, you wouldn’t have known this at all {…}