Musical Opinion, November 1st, 2003
Albert Herring in Margate
In any country which really cared for the arts, the demise of Kent Opera would simply not have happened. The rise of New Kent Opera, which has given its second Annual Festival at the Theatre Royal in Margate, shows you can't keep a good thing down, and Tim Carroll's life-enhancing production of Benjamin Britten's Albert Herring on 16 September was as good if not better than anything the earlier company achieved.
Much of this is due to the loyalty of many of the singers. Sarah Walker adds Lady Billows to a cluster of fine characterisations and Neil Jenkins gives us a...
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