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admittedly 0 to 100 in emotional acceleration, but as a demonstration in Verdian power as well

as style it was rapturous stuff.

Neil Fisher

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Siegfried: a confident Ring Cycle continues in Longborough

The production doesn’t break any new ground, but it is animated by lively acting and punchy

singing. In particular, Adrian Dwyer drives Act I like a human dynamo as Mime, capturing
perfectly the agitated frustration of a schemer who is ultimately powerless. Paul Carey Jones

builds on his impressive Wotan last year to deliver a Wanderer that is even more vocally

compelling, especially in his final rant before disappearing from the world he has helped to ruin.

Lee Bisset, when she is finally awoken, projects a sumptuous stream of soprano power as

Brünnhilde. To June 7
Richard Morrison

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