Garsington in full swing,… a great summer, and we are stuck in the wine cellar, again !.

I am really lucky working with Pippa Woods and Melissa Van Tongeren, who create wonderful work and at the same time put up with my mood swings as we try and work our way through the operas,… Figaro looks wonderful, Robert is such a detailed designer,…sadly John Cox has said ( perhaps his arm can be twisted) this will be his final show for Garsington, – we have to introduce another director to Robert, someone with his talent can’t be lost to the States for good.

I got to make wigs and hire wigs for this one and to listen to those voices,… it’s one of the reasons I love opera. Midsummer Night’s Dream is less work for us, but again a real treat musically, not very aux fait with Brittens work,.. but James Laing’s counter tenor voice made us all go weak at the knees,…