IF OPERA 2025
We've loved every moment of tragic heartbreak, madcap revelry, exhilarating swing jazz and beautiful Baroque...
we hope you did too!
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“It all worked marvellously well. Butteriss is a dab-hand at operetta, and his simple but effectively designed staging - pastoral green for ‘Arcadia’ in Act 1, infernal red for Hades in Act 2 - was characterised by tremendous energy from the cast of nine young singers, while his own narration was delivered with wry humour and not a few saucy gags. This was an entirely enjoyable and rewarding evening.”
Orpheus in the Underworld | Hugh Canning
“The keenness and immediacy of this production compels the attention even of those who are wearily familiar with this ubiquitous opera.”
Rigoletto | Curtis Rogers
“…the staging let the drama and music do the heavy lifting – and with a cast this strong, that was no bad thing.”
Rigoletto | Mike Smith
“The whole evening felt like a joyous cross between Offenbach, Gilbert and Sullivan and a cheeky panto – and judging by the laughter and applause, the audience relished every moment.”
Orpheus in the Underworld | Mike Smith
“A volatile series of musical episodes followed from the performers which structured the drama grippingly, without straining for effect for its own sake. These were bold performances of a vivid pair of compositions.”
Baroque Double Bill | Curtis Rogers
“the Zarek Trio and Friends… provided a brilliantly passionate and percussive background for the vocal fireworks.”
Baroque Double Bill | Gay Pirrie-Weir
