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Cosi fan tutte, Heritage Opera, Bayham Old Abbey, 21st July 2018

This year’s opera at Bayham Old Abbey was Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte, and was presented by Northwest England’s Heritage Opera. This opera buffa was given the full comedic treatment by the performers and the English libretto was brilliant (and rather risky) in places. One of the leading men, Nick Sales who played Ferrando, was unable […]

Italian picnic for Cosi fan tutte

Our friends at The Chequers in Lamberhurst are making available a picnic in the form of a selection of Italian cured meats and cheeses, bruschetta, Italian olives and fresh vegetables from their market. Priced at £10 each, these will be available for collection on the day. These can be found on the Cosi fan tutte page […]

The Mikado review and photos

Despite very poor weather leading up to Saturday, and a downpour an hour before the gates were due to open, the sun shone from 5pm onwards and we had a very successful opera. The singing, orchestra and acting were excellent, and the lighting was the best I think I’ve seen. There’s a great review of it […]

Photos of the Opera at Bayham

I am in the process of sending out flyers and emails to advertise The Mikado at Bayham, and it occurred to me that the one little photo doesn’t really do the Abbey justice. As those of you who have been to an opera at Bayham know, it really is a wonderful place to stage a […]

Luke, Alex and Helen

Helen Lacey concert review

Helen Lacey Concert Review Much of the usual LMF audience comes from outside of Lamberhurst, but on Friday night, this was very different. The majority of the guests seemed to be from the Village and it was quite evident that the whole community had really decided to support this concert. Helen Lacey has sung in St Mary’s […]

Catrin Finch concert review

Catrin Finch concert review I’m in my second year of running the Lamberhurst Music Festival, and this is definitely one of the best concerts I’ve staged. The music, the performance and the performer were all excellent. Catrin’s programme was exceptional and many people approached me at the interval and commented on this. I think that they […]

Our sponsors – The Vineyard, Lamberhurst

The Vineyard, Lamberhurst We are delighted to be sponsoring the Lamberhurst Music Festival again in 2017. The Vineyard is a pub and restaurant, with accomodation that has been in Lamberhurst since the 17th century. Recently refurbished to a very high standard we offer great beer, an extensive traditional English and regional French brasserie style cuisine. The accomodation […]

Our sponsors – Knight Frank

We are delighted to be supporting the Lamberhurst Music Festival again this year. At Knight Frank Tunbridge Wells, we specialise in marketing and selling residential property in Tunbridge Wells and the surrounding villages. From striking new builds to beautiful period homes, or country properties in more rural surroundings. If you are considering a move and […]

What makes a Stradivarius sound so good?

Antonio Stradivari lived in Italy between 1644 and 1737, living to the very respectable age of 93. He made over 1100 instruments in his lifetime, and around 960 of these were violins. Of these 960 violins, it is estimated that between 450 and 512 survive today. These violins, known by the Latinised form of his surname – Stradivarius – […]