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Carmen review

“Striking ideas”
ReviewsJul 18, 2022by Edward BhesaniaLongborough Festival Opera
Margaret Plummer and Peter Gijsbertsen in Carmen at Longborough Festival Theatre. Photo: Matthew Williams-Ellis
Margaret Plummer and Peter Gijsbertsen in Carmen at Longborough Festival Theatre. Photo: Matthew Williams-Ellis
Mathilde López’ new production of Bizet’s opera for Longborough Festival Theatre has some striking ideas, but not all of them convince

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Edward Bhesania is a writer and editor who reviews for The Stage and The Strad. He has contributed to The Observer, BBC Music Magazine, International Piano, The Tablet and Country Life, and written concert notes for the BBC Proms, London Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

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