Albert Ehrnrooth

Journalist, photographer and social commentator.

country house opera

Der Rosenkavalier, R. Strauss/HvHofmannsthal, Garsington Opera, Matilda Sterby, Niamh O'Sullivan

22K SOLID GOLD ROSENKAVALIER AT GARSINGTON

The set for Act I of Garsington Opera’s revival of Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier is dominated by a large, canopied four-poster bed, with the curtains drawn. Rather than a traditional overture; the opera opens with an introduction (Einleitung) that, as […]

CANCEL TCHAIKOVSKY’S QUEEN OF SPADES ?

Production seen June 23rd 2023 at The Grange, Northington, Hampshire From afar The Grange at Northington in Hampshire resembles a Grecian temple. But the gently rolling lawns, farmed fields, peaceful lake and trees that surround the impressive neoclassical building couldn’t […]