I made my first visit today to the little festival opera in Hampshire - Grange Park, in what I can only call Angleterre profonde. Together with Garsington it has provided additional opportunities for English opera lovers to see good stuff in an idyllic setting. Glyndebourne was the originator of this back in 1934, and sets the bar impossibly high for others coming along. Garsington has been a sucess since 1989, and Grange Park came along 12 years ago. Both are still going strong and are amusing features in the English summer social as well as artistic calendars. Above you see enchanting Grange Park during the intermission of their production of the Cunning Little Vixen this evening.
I will be at Glyndebourne on Tuesday for Purcell's Fairy Queen in what appears to be a sensational production. This will be a huge treat.
Its late and I have an early start and long day tomorrow. Main course is London's Neue Stimmen auditions at the Royal Opera House. So that's enough for tonight.
You're blog is beyond the beyond. well done and thanks for all you do for COT!
Lincoln
Posted by: Lincoln Ellis | June 29, 2009 at 11:26 AM