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Opera

Grange Park Opera 2019

08 Jun 19 – 09 Jul 19, three productions; times vary

Gershwin, Verdi and an opera for all the family, all at the Theatre in the Woods

By Claudia Pritchard on 5/2/2019

Verdi's 'Don Carlo' brings Grange Park 2019 to a close
Verdi's 'Don Carlo' brings Grange Park 2019 to a close
Grange Park Opera 2019 Grange Park Opera 2019 Claudia Pritchard
Like a mushroom in the woodland that surrounds Britain's newest opera house, Grange Park Opera at its new home in West Horsley Place, only 23 miles from London, has grown at top speed.


In only its third year at the Surrey home of television personality Bamber Gascoigne, the company is forging ahead with an unusual summer programme. Hot on the heels of the success of the Gershwins' Porgy and Bess at English National Opera, a new production conducted by Stephen Barlow features choreography by Lizzie Gee, who worked on ENO's hilarious Iolanthe. A dynamic cast is headed by Musa Ngqungwana and Laquita Mitchell in the title roles. Jean-Pierre van der Spuy directs.



The auditorium at Grange Park Opera


There are eight performances of Porgy and Bess (8 June to 7 July), at 6PM. From its soaring, opening Summertime through a troubled romance to a transcendent ending, the opera, set in an impoverished black community, continues to resonate.


Another opera very much on trend at the moment, Hansel and Gretel picks up where the Royal Opera House's new Christmas production, and ENO/Regent's Park Open Air Theatre production (14 June to 22 June) leave off. Six performances (23 June to 10 July) feature Caitlin Hulcup and Soraya Mafi in the title roles, with Susan Bullock as Mother and The Witch, and William Dazeley as Father.




Picnic time at Grange Park Opera


George Jackson conducts the Orchestra of English National Opera, and the director is Stephen Medcalf. There are six performances of Porgy and Bess at 6PM.


Grange Park Opera's third opera is Verdi's great Don Carlo, a stirring power struggle, with eight performances (6 June to 9 July). Gianluca Marciano conducts the Orchestra of English National Opera, and the director is Jo Davies. The cast includes popular British bass Clive Bayley as Philip II and Gerogian bass George Andguladze as the terrifying he Grand Inquisitor. The score contains some of Verdi's most chilling orchestration and turbulent music.


Grange Park Opera has all the trappings of country house opera while being only a few miles from town. Trains from many directions serve local stations, and a transfer bus meets trains from Waterloo to nearby Horsley. It's a full-blown occasion to dress up and picnic in style while enjoying first-class music in a magical, round theatre. If you haven't sampled this experience yet, do give it a go.


Public booking opens 10AM, Tues 5 Feb. Operas are sung in the original language, with English surtitles
by Claudia Pritchard

What Grange Park Opera 2019
Where Grange Park Opera, West Horsley Place, West Horsley,, Leatherhead, KT24 6AW | MAP
Nearest tube Waterloo (underground)
When 08 Jun 19 – 09 Jul 19, three productions; times vary
Price £TBC
Website Click here for more information and booking



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