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Venus & Adonis and Dido & Aeneas

Photographs by Laurent Compagnon - www.laurentcompagnon.com

      The birth of English Opera
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"The best discovery so far of my time as music critic on this newspaper is Hampstead Garden Opera - a small, largely amateur company but assured, competent and ambitious." – Michael White for Ham & High. Read the full review

"The musical tour-de-force in the piece is Susannah's aria, The Trees on the Mountain, which was sung with stunning grace and power by Helen Bailey. [...] Because the drama works and because the music is so vivid and accessible, I'm convinced that Susannah is a great opera to attract new audiences to the genre, and I'm surprised that it's hardly ever been performed here in Britain." – David Karlin for Bachtrack. Read the full review