An absolute pleasure to visit Saffron Walden County High School yesterday to see their outstanding production of “The Glass Knight.” This is the world premiere of a new opera by Philip Sunderland with libretto by Gareth Prior, telling the story of a local legend about a basilisk destroying medieval Saffron (or Chipping as it was then) Walden.
It is an ambitious piece, even more so for a school to perform. The staging was beautiful, but what really shone out were the outstanding performances given by County High students, singing some very challenging roles and supported by some very talented school musicians in the orchestra. The inclusion of enthusiastic pupils from local primary schools added further to this very impressive achievement.
Congratulations to everyone involved. A truly remarkable evening.