We're less than 10 weeks away from opening The Longborough Ring! ⏰ 

🌟 Last week, we caught up with Director Amy Lane and Assistant Conductor Harry Sever to find out how it's all been going...

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Michael Tanner, the complete critic | Richard Bratby

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RIP the baritone Nicholas Folwell and mezzo Claire Powell, two well-loved British singers who have died too young.

So today something happened that seldom happens…
I’m in the first studio run of #DieWalküre Longborough Festival Opera and Lee Bisset and Paul Carey Jones reduced me to not just tears but full bodily heave EXTRAORDINARY

Sad to hear of the death of the great Wagnerian Michael Tanner.

So pleased to see my book #InGoodHands - The Making of a Modern Conductor out in paperback today. #ClassicalMusic #Conductors

The Ring cycle at Longborough is now returns only, but there are two extra performances of Die Walküre, which is currentll catching fire in the rehearsal room, in July, for which there are still tickets available: lfo.org.uk/opera/die-walk…
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An exciting delivery! My book In Good Hands out in paperback next month. Faber Books

Excited to be joining the brilliant Longborough Festival Opera this summer.

Catch me as Dr Dulcamara in ‘The Implausible Potions of Dr Dulcamara’ and Benoit/Alcindoro in ‘La Bohème’.

Greatly saddened to hear of the death of the opera critic Claire Seymour, a valued contributor to our pages and many other publications, and an associate lecturer in music and English literature at the Open University.

Congratulations to conductor Alice Farnham, shortlisted for the 2024 Royal Philharmonic Society #RPSAwards !

After last year's L'elisir we can't wait to welcome you back for La bohème in the summer Alice Farnham

Alice Farnham Alice Farnham is an unsung hero, not just as a conductor herself but in her crusade to empower more women on the conducting podium. She's changing lives and changing the game. #RPSAwards

We're very pleased to announce that we have appointed Emily Gottlieb as our new Executive Director, from April 2024.

Read the full announcement here 👉 lfo.org.uk/news/emily-got…

The 10 best classical concerts of 2023 🎉🎶 Thank you Jessica Duchen ✍️🎶 i newspaper

'Götterdämmerung Longborough Festival Opera was my highlight of this summer’s country-house opera season' Amy Lane Lee Bisset Julian Close

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Fans of Longborough Festival Opera and the UK opera scene more generally - if you're still looking for a Xmas gift, my new history of the company has lots of gorgeous pictures and more Martin & Lizzie Graham anecdotes than you could shake Wotan's spear at.

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We are shocked to hear of the Oxford Brookes decision to close so many of their key departments, particularly Music. Academics like Alexandra Wilson are doing popular, unique, and important work on current topics. It is a loss for Oxford and a short-sighted decision for Brookes.

A huge thanks to all who came last weekend to the brilliant launch of our new book.

Readings and music, stories from behind the scenes, and a wonderful crowd of opera lovers - it was a lovely morning.

Buy a copy online lfo.org.uk/book

Wonderful book launch this morning for Richard Bratby’s biography of Longborough Festival Opera. Longborough audiences are so warm and the live performances were superb. 👏 lfo.org.uk/our-story/long…