John Savournin

John Savournin

@johnsavournin.bsky.social

Opera Singer / Director Next: Captain Corcoran, HMS Pinafore, ENO Artistic Director, Charles Court Opera CEO and Artistic Director, Waterperry Opera Festival

554 Followers 129 Following 6 Posts Joined Nov 2024
9 months ago
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REVIEW "⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Scintillating" for THE MERRY WIDOW from @scottishopera.bsky.social at the Festival Theatre

www.alledinburghtheatre.com/the-merry-wi...

"a scintillating new adaptation" says @rcmahar.bsky.social Rebecca "bringing its setting into the 20th century, & its sensibilities into the 21st."

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10 months ago
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💃Last night, The Merry Widow opened at the Theatre Royal Glasgow marking the start of its Scottish Opera run. We can't wait for Lehár’s sparkling comedy will arrive at Opera Holland Park this summer.

🍋19 - 28 June🎫: bit.ly/4jNF2kc

#themerrywidow #opera #london

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10 months ago
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Scottish Opera’s Merry Widow tangles with the New York Mafia With misplaced horse heads, violin case guns and as many mafia gags as you could hope for, Scottish Opera’s Merry Widow may not be subtle but it looks and sounds gorgeous.

Scottish Opera’s Merry Widow tangles with the New York Mafia @scottishopera.bsky.social
✍️ David Smythe
bachtrack.com/review-merry...

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10 months ago
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A memorable opening night of The Merry Widow @scottishopera on Wednesday, co-produced with D’oyly Carte and @operahollandpark.bsky.social So much pride and thanks to every single person involved.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Telegraph
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Times
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Scotsman
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Herald

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11 months ago
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All Guns Blazing: Scottish Opera's The Merry Widow – The Skinny We speak to John Savournin, director of Scottish Opera's new productions of The Merry Widow and Trial by Jury, on the updating of classic operetta for modern audiences and the experience of…

"We’re one step away from people swinging off the chandelier"

Director John Savournin (@johnsavournin.bsky.social) has adapted THE MERRY WIDOW from 1900s Paris to 1950s New York for @scottishopera.bsky.social 💃

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1 year ago
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Tonight to Wilton's Music Hall for Charles Court Opera’s Magic Flute, in a new English version by @johnsavournin.bsky.social & David Eaton. Writing for Opera magazine

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1 year ago
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It’s back to The Pirates of Penzance this week! A few days brush up rehearsal and then first show on Friday. Coming?

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1 year ago
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Here's a snap from the current production of Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance at English National Opera. The Pirate King (John Savournin) and Ruth (Gaynor Keeble) are discussing a paradox with Frederick (William Morgan)

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1 year ago
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Review: The Pirates of Penzance (London Coliseum) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A bonafide classic proves once again why it's so enduringly popular.

The very model of a classic comic opera, Mike Leigh's refreshingly reverent and fabulously funny production of 'The Pirates of Penzance' makes a welcome return.
Read @samwaite92.bsky.social's ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review here:
www.allthatdazzles.co.uk/post/review-...

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1 year ago
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Opera North: Ruddigore – Lowry - North West End UK Jo Davies’ 2010 production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s fast-paced comic opera is dusted down for a well-deserved airing by Revival Director James Hurley, with the action reset in the 1920’s and the era ...

#REVIEW - Opera North Ruddigore at The Lowry "Gilbert and Sullivan’s fast-paced comic opera is dusted down for a well-deserved airing" northwestend.com/opera-north-...

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1 year ago

Me please!

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1 year ago
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Ruddigore in Salford tonight with Opera North!

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1 year ago
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A little snapshot of the weekend as we go into a new week!

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1 year ago

Hello to all opera and theatre folk on here!

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