Can’t stop reviewing

By Mike Raggett7th July 20217th July 2021 Reviews Bruno Ravella, Colin Judson, country house opera, Der Rosenkavalier, Derrick Ballard, Douglas Boyd, Eugene Onegin, Feasts at Garsington, Fleur Barron, Garsington, Glyndebourne, Hanna Hipp, Jonathan MacGovern, Jordan de Souza, Liz Ranken, Madison Leonard, Malcolm Rippeth, Mark Getty, Matthew Rose, Miah Persson, Michael Boyd, Natalia Tanasii, Philharmonia, Richard Strauss, Sam Furness, Tchaikovsky, Tom Piper, Wormsley Estate Leave a comment

So following our trip to Glyndebourne, we’ve twice been to the other famous country house opera venue Garsington Opera at Wormsley, the estate of Mark Getty in Buckinghamshire. The operas take place in a fabulous glass pavilion where natural light and open access are often used to good effect by the production teams. There was…

Review 2 – Kat’a Kabanova at Glyndebourne

By Mike Raggett5th June 20217th July 2021 Reviews Aigul Akhmetshina, Alessandro Carletti, Damiano Michieletto, David Butt-Philips, Glyndebourne, Janacek, Kat'a Kabanova, Katarina Dalayman, Kateřina Kněžíková, London Philharmonic Orchesttra, Nicky Spence, Robin Ticciati, Thomas Atkins Leave a comment

GLYNDEBOURNE IN JUNE Following his review of a filmed concert by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in January, Mike Raggett was able to attend a Glyndebourne event in person in June. Here’s what he saw. Kat’a Kabanova by Laos Janacek directed by Damiano Michieletto conducted by Robin Ticciati with the London Philharmonic Orchestra…

New string to the bow?

By Mike Raggett1st June 20217th July 2021 Reviews Alina Ibragimova, Andrew Mellor, Brahms Violon Concerto, Chi Chi Nwanoku, Chineke!, Glyndebourne, Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Leave a comment

Perhaps a new career beckons … A bit of context.I am a big fan of an orchestra called the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. I’m a ‘friend’ for priority booking and occasional special treats one of which is monthly sessions in pubs (Zoom for the last year) to meet the members of the band so…