Acis and Galatea/Dido and Aeneas review

“Crisp direction and strong singing”

ReviewsAug 17, 2023by David BenedictWaterperry Opera Festival, Oxfordshire

Ellie Neate and Thando Mjandana in Acis and Galatea at Waterperry Opera Festival, Oxfordshire. Photo: Ellie Kurttz

Light and darkness aplenty in double bill of delights

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David Benedict has been a daily columnist and theatre editor on the Independent and arts editor of the Observer. He is chief London critic of Variety, a regular guest on the BBC, and is currently writing the authorised biography of Stephen Sondheim. Read David's columns for The Stage every Wednesday.

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