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Obituary: Martin Graham Founder of Longborough Festival Opera Opera Dies at 83

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(Photo credit: Matthew Williams-Ellis) Martin Graham, the founder of Longborough Festival Opera died from complications of dementia on April 21, at the age of 83. Graham was born on Feb. 12, 1942, in North Yorkshire. He was a builder by trade. Graham received no formal musical training, but was driven by his passion for opera and the music of Wagner. {…}
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Longborough Festival Opera to Open Longborough Wagner Club

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Longborough Festival Opera is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Anthony Negus as its Music Director in 2025 by announcing the launch of the Longborough Wagner Club. Negus will be the Club’s Founder President, and its distinguished ambassadors include Stephen Fry, Sir John Tomlinson, Susan Bullock CBE and Alan Rusbridger. In a statement, Negus said, “I am thrilled with the launch {…}
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Longborough Opera Festival Announces 2025 Season

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The Longborough Opera Festival has announced its 2025 season. Justin Brown will conduct the UK premiere of Avner Dorman’s 21st century opera “Wahnfried: The Birth of the Wagner Cult,” a dramatic saga telling the remarkable story of the Wagner family. It stars Susan Bullock, Mark Le Brocq, Meeta Raval, Andrew Watts, Alexandra Lowe, Oskar McCarthy, David Horton, and Antoin Herrera-López {…}
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Longborough Festival Opera Announces New Executive Director

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Longborough Festival Opera has appointed Emily Gottlieb as its new Executive Director from April 2024. Gottlieb will join Longborough from the National Opera Studio where she served as Chief Executive for nine years, following 15 years with the Royal Opera House. Under her leadership, Longborough will stage Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen in the summer of 2024. In a statement, {…}
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Jennifer Smith Resigns from Longborough Festival Opera

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Jennifer Smith has resigned as Executive Director of the Longborough Festival Opera. Smith began her position in 2014 and held the position for nine years. Since holding the position, the LFO has seen a turnover growth of 66 percent, as well as major growth within the administrative team and expansion of its educational provision. Smith also helped the company through {…}
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Longborough Festival Opera Announces New Non-Executive Chair of the Board

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The Longborough Festival Opera has announced that Andrew Mosely will become the Non-executive Chair of the Board of Trustees starting Sept. 1, 2023. The festival said that the news comes as they plan the Ring Cycle year which will be staged in 2024 alongside a new production of Puccini’s “La Bohème.” Mosely has spent over 30 years in senior corporate leadership {…}
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UPDATED: Longborough Festival Opera Announces 2022 Season

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***This article has been updated from its original version to include the casts for each opera.  The Longborough Festival Opera has announced its 2022 season featuring four productions. The season opens with Wagner’s “Siegfried” in a production created especially for Longborough by Amy Lane, Artistic Director of Copenhagen Opera Festival, and Longborough Music Director and eminent Wagnerian Anthony Negus. “Siegfried” will {…}
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Longborough Festival Opera Board Chariman Steps Down

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(Credit: Matthew Williams Ellis) The Longborough Festival Opera has announced that the chairman of the board Martin Graham is stepping down from his position. Graham, who is the founder of Longborough Festival Opera, served on the Board for over 20 years and will retain his close interest in the season’s performances. The festival also announced that Lizzie Graham will become {…}
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Longborough Festival Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Die Tote Stadt’

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(Credit: David Shoukry) The Longborough Festival Opera has announced a cast change for Korngold’s “Die tote Stadt.” The company noted that soprano Noa Danon withdrew from the production due to illness. As a result, soprano Rachel Nicholls will make her role debut as Marie / Marietta in the festival’s forthcoming production. Nicholls returns to the festival after having performed the role {…}

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