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Cumbria Opera Festival 2025: 21st - 30th August
The Marriage of Figaro ︱The Turn of the Screw︱Porgy and Bess Reimagined
Opera by Candlelight︱Young Artists' Programme︱Joan Rodgers CBE
'The Cumbria Opera Festival, now in its third manifestation (previously in 2021 and 2023), is coloured by irrepressible energy and optimism [...] the focus is, very clearly, to introduce opera to people who have never been to one, but who might well give it a try when it is presented to them, excellently performed and produced, on their doorstep'
Seen and Heard International
'I have just witnessed a marvellous production of Britten's The Turn of the Screw by Cumbria Opera. This is a work that I know well, but I was constantly surprised and thrilled by what unfolded in Jonny Danciger's production. The young cast sang and acted superbly and there was wonderful playing by the small orchestra under Joe Davies' brilliantly controlled direction'
Joan Rodgers CBE
Feature on ITV Border: 21st August 20205, 6pm News © ITV
'How does a reviewer do justice to the difference between a performance that is excellent in every respect and one that he knows he will remember for the rest of his life? I pose the question because these performances (there were two) fell emphatically into the second category.'
Seen and Heard International on The Turn of the Screw
Interview with Jonny DancigerDirector of The Turn of the Screw
00:00 / 01:23
Interview with Kirsty McLeanGoverness in The Turn of the Screw
00:00 / 03:42
'Long may they reign'
OperaWire
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