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Ariadne auf NaxosGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Strauss’s Cretan romcom laid bare |
 23 Jul 23 / The Observer |
An exemplary cast tries to make sense of Ariadne auf Naxos |
| 29 Jun 23 / The Spectator |
Natalya Romaniw effects a creamy-voiced indifference and torpor as the sorrowing Ariadne |
| 24 Jun 23 / Concertclassic.com |
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Radiant romanticism with delicious comic relief: a magical Ariadne auf Naxos at Garsington Opera |
| 21 Jun 23 / Bachtrack |
Fabulous vocals abound in Strauss’ strange tale |
| 21 Jun 23 / London Unattached |
In a new production of Richard Strauss's backstage opera, Natalya Romaniw sings the title role, with Young Woo Kim as her new love |
| 20 Jun 23 / CultureWhisper |
Austere staging makes room for the riches of Strauss |
| 19 Jun 23 / The Guardian |
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Bruno Ravella on Garsington Opera’s Ariadne auf Naxos
Garsington Opera’s new production of Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos opens soon. In mid-rehearsal, its director found time to talk to us.
Garsington Opera’s new production of Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos opens soon. In mid-rehearsal, its director found time to talk to us.
Mitridate, re di PontoGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | |
The English Concert tient fermement le spectacle |
| 14 Jul 23 / Anaclase |
Die englischen Sommeropernfestivals in Garsington und Glyndebourne starten mit „Mitridate“ und „Don Giovanni“ |
| 15 Jun 23 / FAZ |
Family feuds, a lust for power and jealousy |
| 7 Jun 23 / London Unattached |
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Unprätentiös schlank und mitreißend Mitridate in Garsington |
| 6 Jun 23 / Opera Online (German) |
A superb cast make Tim Albery’s enigmatic Mitridate at Garsington compelling |
| 6 Jun 23 / Opera Today |
The strong cast brings the more consistent personality and character to Garsington’s pared down Mitridate |
| 5 Jun 23 / Seen and Heard |
A new production of a rarely performed early Mozart opera is better sung than staged |
| 3 Jun 23 / CultureWhisper |
Fine cast shines in Garsington's new Mitridate, where the walls close in on warring royalty |
| 3 Jun 23 / Bachtrack |
The Bartered BrideGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Czech wit at Garsington |
| 13 Jul 23 / The Article |
Czech-mate in the Country |
| 5 Jul 23 / London Unattached |
The Bartered Bride still charms at Garsington |
| 4 Jul 23 / Opera Today |
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Send in the Clowns: Garsington's Bartered Bride returns |
| 4 Jul 23 / Bachtrack |
Garsington Opera’s The Bartered Bride gets a rather more muted revival |
| 3 Jul 23 / Seen and Heard |
Il barbiere di SivigliaGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
A sparkling Barber of Seville opens the summer season at Garsington Opera |
| 7 Jun 23 / London Unattached |
A stylish, sunny Il barbiere di Siviglia at Garsington |
| 6 Jun 23 / Opera Today |
Rossini’s comic masterpiece is staged with a spritz of PG Wodehouse |
| 3 Jun 23 / CultureWhisper |
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Parmesan hits the pasta in Garsington's new Barbiere di Siviglia |
| 3 Jun 23 / Bachtrack |
Garsington’s charming and fresh interpretation of Rossini’s well-loved Il barbiere di Siviglia |
| 2 Jun 23 / Seen and Heard |
DaliaGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Garsington’s refugee community opera bowls everyone over |
| 7 Aug 22 / The Observer |
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‘Anyone – you, me, everybody – could be Dalia’
Performed by amateurs and professionals, Dalia – the story of a displaced girl who finds acceptance through cricket – draws on real stories of the past and present in a world where not everyone is a ‘good sport.’
Performed by amateurs and professionals, Dalia – the story of a displaced girl who finds acceptance through cricket – draws on real stories of the past and present in a world where not everyone is a ‘good sport.’
The Turn of the ScrewGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Une Mary Poppins légèrement dark |
| 30 Jul 22 / Forum Opéra |
Tantalising sonic and visual atmosphere of Garsington’s The Turn of the Screw lingers intensely in the mind |
| 17 Jul 22 / Seen and Heard |
Outstanding Turn of the Screw from Garsington |
| 6 Jul 22 / Opera Today |
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Chilling Britten at Garsington Opera |
| 5 Jul 22 / Bachtrack |
RusalkaGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
Elin Pritchard grabs her opportunity to shine as Rusalka in Garsington’s big success |
| 2 Jul 22 / Seen and Heard |
Natalya Romaniw was in strong voice and was everything we might wish for in this character |
| 27 Jun 22 / Opera Today |
Highly imaginative Rusalka from Jack Furness at Garsington |
| 27 Jun 22 / Planet Hugill |
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A visceral production of Dvořák’s opera about a love-stricken water nymph |
| 26 Jun 22 / The Observer |
Utterly bewitching Rusalka at Garsington Opera |
| 21 Jun 22 / Bachtrack |
Natalya Romaniw is a rapturously magnificent water nymph |
| 20 Jun 22 / The Guardian |
Così fan tutteGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Stilsicher leicht und spielerisch Mozart in Garsington |
| 26 Jun 22 / Opera Online (German) |
John Caird delivers an ‘Orfeo’ of dreams at Garsington, which also hosts a superb production of Cosi fan tutte |
| 10 Jun 22 / iNews |
A stylish production that foregrounds oodles of charm and some memorable acting |
| 8 Jun 22 / Opera Today |
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John Cox’s Garsington Così focusses on the foibles of human nature and fragility of human relationships |
| 5 Jun 22 / Seen and Heard |
L'OrfeoGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
John Caird delivers an ‘Orfeo’ of dreams at Garsington, which also hosts a superb production of Cosi fan tutte |
| 10 Jun 22 / iNews |
In the title role, Ed Lyon gave an astonishingly detailed, nuanced performance |
| 7 Jun 22 / Opera Today |
Descent to the underworld takes you to heaven |
| 3 Jun 22 / The Guardian |
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Orfeo explored with such dramatic coherence and realised so effectively at Garsington |
| 3 Jun 22 / Seen and Heard |
Magical Monteverdi: Garsington opens with a new Orfeo |
| 3 Jun 22 / Bachtrack |
Orfeo at Garsington Opera? Hell Yes! |
| 2 Jun 22 / Music OMH |
Le Comte OryGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | |
A riotous romp concludes Garsington’s 2021 season |
| 29 Jul 21 / Opera Today |
Garsington Opera’s highly enjoyable Le Comte Ory has an energetic, risqué sense of fun |
| 21 Jul 21 / Seen and Heard |
Garsington Opera’s highly enjoyable Le Comte Ory has an energetic, risqué sense of fun |
| 20 Jul 21 / Seen and Heard |
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Anarchic and camp, it’s the perfect tonic |
| 6 Jul 21 / The Guardian |
The silliest night out you’ll have this side of panto season |
| 6 Jul 21 / iNews |
Bangs and whimpers: Cal McCrystal directs a riotous Le Comte Ory at Garsington |
| 6 Jul 21 / Bachtrack |
AmadigiGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Garsington’s Amadigi di Gaula imposes a certain quirky consistency, therefore, upon an uneven work |
| 24 Jul 21 / Seen and Heard |
A bold abstract setting for Handel's gloriously human score |
| 28 Jun 21 / The Arts Desk |
Garsington Opera delights with a rarely performed Handel work |
| 27 Jun 21 / Music OMH |
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We should treasure the festival for glorious music such as this |
| 22 Jun 21 / iNews |
Garsington's Amadigi is an enchanting night at the opera |
| 21 Jun 21 / Telegraph |
Eugene OneginGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Garsington’s Eugene Onegin delivers |
| 5 Jul 21 / Music OMH |
Women on top form |
| 23 Jun 21 / The Article |
Michael Boyd’s production has tremendous verve |
| 8 Jun 21 / Independent |
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Choral and orchestral opulence for Tchaikovsky |
| 7 Jun 21 / The Arts Desk |
Orchestra and chorus light up Garsington's Eugene Onegin revival |
| 5 Jun 21 / Bachtrack |
Der RosenkavalierGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Musical marvels, drama less often fulfilled |
| 19 Jun 21 / The Arts Desk |
Garsington Opera has finally reopened with a modern take on Richard Strauss’s ‘Der Rosenkavalier’ |
| 8 Jun 21 / Independent |
Spectacle and opulence in Garsington's richly rewarding Rosenkavalier |
| 8 Jun 21 / Bachtrack |
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Glittering 50s update cleverly separates love and lust |
| 4 Jun 21 / The Guardian |
FidelioGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Garsington Opera show how the themes in Fidelio resonate in 2020 now our freedoms are severely restricted |
| 25 Oct 20 / Seen and Heard |
Heart of darkness, light-filled liberation |
| 22 Sep 20 / The Arts Desk |
This Fidelio punched home its message |
| 20 Sep 20 / The Observer |
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Douglas Boyd seemed absolutely in his element, emphatically conveying the heights and depths of the score even in reduced form |
| 16 Sep 20 / Opera News |
Genuinely eloquent |
| 15 Sep 20 / The Stage |
Garsington's semi-staging speaks to us directly and movingly |
| 15 Sep 20 / The Guardian |
Fidelio overcomes all obstacles to rescue Garsington Opera's 2020 festival |
| 15 Sep 20 / Bachtrack |
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Fidelio: semi-staged live performance at Garsington
Garsington Opera will be giving semi-staged performances of Beethoven’s Fidelio in the Opera Pavilion at Wormsley on 12, 14, 18 & 20 September 2020.
Garsington Opera will be giving semi-staged performances of Beethoven’s Fidelio in the Opera Pavilion at Wormsley on 12, 14, 18 & 20 September 2020.
FantasioGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Elogio de la locura |
| 30 Jul 19 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Offenbach’s bicentenary year Garsington Opera Fantasio |
| 25 Jun 19 / Seen and Heard |
First staged production of Offenbach's Fantasio at Garsington |
| 19 Jun 19 / Opera Today |
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Clown court |
| 18 Jun 19 / Bachtrack |
Jennifer France is outstanding as Elsbeth |
| 17 Jun 19 / Music OMH |
Don GiovanniGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
Garsington Opera’s alert and intriguing Don Giovanni production |
| 24 Jul 19 / Seen and Heard |
Don Giovanni turns painter in Garsington Opera's brilliant take on Mozart |
| 28 Jun 19 / The Oxford Times |
Mozart’s terrifying opera buffa isn’t just playing it for laughs |
| 11 Jun 19 / Henley Standard |
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This was the ladies’ evening |
| 4 Jun 19 / Music OMH |
A violent splash of black paint triggers the D minor chord which initiates the Overture |
| 4 Jun 19 / Opera Today |
Michael Boyd’s production of Don Giovanni is a damp squib |
| 1 Jun 19 / Independent |
This isn’t a classic Garsington presentation |
| 1 Jun 19 / Classical Source |
A vague staging of Mozart’s dark comedy |
| 1 Jun 19 / The Stage |
Mixed emotions: a flawed but interesting Don Giovanni from Garsington Opera |
| 1 Jun 19 / Bachtrack |
The Bartered BrideGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 12 | |
Natalya Romaniw campe une extraordinaire Mařenka |
| 21 Jul 19 / Anaclase |
Garsington Opera’s The Bartered Bride is a winning summer’s evening |
| 12 Jun 19 / Seen and Heard |
Charm and wit in assured English village staging |
| 4 Jun 19 / The Guardian |
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Paul Curran’s direction is sensitively handled |
| 4 Jun 19 / Classical Source |
A brilliant The Bartered Bride to open Garsington's 2019 30th anniversary season |
| 3 Jun 19 / Opera Today |
The opera festival at the top of its game |
| 2 Jun 19 / The Stage |
An exuberantly performed, perfectly pitched first show of the season |
| 2 Jun 19 / Broadway World |
Ambridge meets Ealing in this jolly update |
| 2 Jun 19 / Telegraph |
The most brilliantly choreographed display of acrobatics imaginable |
| 1 Jun 19 / Independent |
Anyone expecting a folksy Moravian setting might be briefly disappointed |
| 1 Jun 19 / Music OMH |
Czech tale turns into a very English caper |
| 31 May 19 / Evening Standard |
Czech mate: a hilarious and immaculately executed Bartered Bride at Garsington |
| 31 May 19 / Bachtrack |
The Turn of the ScrewGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
Erlkönigs Lockgesang schwirrt durch die Nacht |
| 19 Jul 19 / FAZ |
Garsington’s admirable flucidation of psychologically and emotionally dark The Turn of the Screw |
| 13 Jul 19 / Seen and Heard |
Deft, elegant and genuinely chilling |
| 11 Jul 19 / The Spectator |
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Sophie Bevan's Governess was passionately sung |
| 9 Jul 19 / Music OMH |
A terrific, and terrifying, The Turn of the Screw at Garsington |
| 9 Jul 19 / Opera Today |
Even in broad daylight, Garsington’s The Turn of the Screw is a brilliantly chilling affair |
| 7 Jul 19 / The Observer |
A beautiful and unsettling piece of theatre |
| 4 Jul 19 / The Guardian |
The staging does this creepy masterpiece proud |
| 3 Jul 19 / Classical Source |
Goosebumps at Garsington: an outstanding, shadowy Turn of the Screw |
| 3 Jul 19 / Bachtrack |
The Skating RinkGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 15 | |
This complex modern drama, brilliantly sung, is a frozen asset |
| 15 Jul 18 / The Sunday Times |
The Skating Rink grows in intensity with each act |
| 15 Jul 18 / The Observer |
An exotic new mystery thriller is Garsington's final opera of 2018 |
| 14 Jul 18 / What's on Stage |
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The Skating Rink is not as engaging and stimulating as it could be |
| 10 Jul 18 / Seen and Heard |
Prosaic words and music fail to make magic on ice |
| 10 Jul 18 / Evening Standard |
Strong performance of a new opera with a very striking voice, inspired by Roberto Bolano's novel |
| 9 Jul 18 / Planet Hugill |
The Skating Rink is not as engaging and stimulating as it could be |
| 9 Jul 18 / Seen and Heard |
With its blazing sunshine, there could not have been a more appropriate day for the premiere of this work |
| 9 Jul 18 / Music OMH |
Shivers up and down the spine |
| 7 Jul 18 / Bachtrack |
Finely observed |
| 7 Jul 18 / The Stage |
The whole received a strong performance from both cast and orchestra |
| 7 Jul 18 / Opera Today |
A superb cast can't save a thin plot and banal libretto |
| 7 Jul 18 / Independent |
An intriguing experiment in neo-noir that pays off handsomely |
| 7 Jul 18 / Telegraph |
Smart murder mystery opera is unfussy and clear |
| 7 Jul 18 / The Guardian |
Grant Doyle as Enric sings with burnished tone throughout and is dramatically effective |
| 6 Jul 18 / Classical Source |
CapriccioGarsington OperaNo. of reviews: 20 | |
Le niveau d’excellence du plateau vocal force l’admiration et appelle les hourras! |
| 9 Jul 18 / Anaclase |
No contest |
| 2 Jul 18 / The Critics' Circle |
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Performance schedule
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16 Jun to 19 Jul 2024
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29 Jun to 22 Jul 2024
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30 to 31 Jul 2024
News & Articles
| Garsington Opera unveils 2024 season |
Garsington Opera has announced its 2024 season which will feature five operas. |
| 26 Oct 2023 / OperaWire |
| Bruno Ravella on Garsington Opera’s Ariadne auf Naxos |
Garsington Opera’s new production of Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos opens soon. In mid-rehearsal, its director found time to talk to us. |
| 12 Jun 2023 / Music OMH |
| Garsington Opera announces its 2023 season |
Natalya Romaniw, Pumeza Matshikiza and Andrew Stenson lead Garsington Opera’s 2023 season. |
| 30 Oct 2022 / OperaWire |
| Garsington Opera’s The Turn of the Screw wins award |
Winners of the 2020 Royal Philharmonic Society Awards have been revealed this evening in a digital broadcast featuring performances filmed at London’s Wigmore Hall. |
| 19 Nov 2020 / Opera Today |
| Garsington Opera get the go-ahead for new rehearsal centre |
Garsington Opera has been given the go-ahead for a new £14 million rehearsal centre. Construction on the project is set to begin next year, and aims to be completed in 2023. |
| 19 Nov 2020 / Broadway World |
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