Dove, Jonathan - Flight (an opera in three acts)

'From the haunting sound of a plucked cello to the full orchestra rampaging with organ, it makes the best possible case for Scott's virtues.'
- The Times

'The music is immensely appealing, the characters are sharply etched and the situations are audacious…The singing is first-rate, and the audience reaction - plenty of laughter - helps it all go with a bang.'
- Classic FM magazine

'The Glyndebourne company's performance is precise and vivid… The orchestration is highly effective, the score well played, the sound well recorded. David Parry and the whole musical team must feel pleased; so too, let's hope, the composer.'
- Gramophone

'Chandos has done it proud.'
- Opera Now

'You don't need to have encountered Flight in the theatre to get a thrill from listening to it at home.'
- Financial Times Magazine

'Flight is an assured, confident and effective opera whose characters are striving to expand their horizons…'
- International Record Review


Chandos is proud to present a recording of Flight, an opera by Jonathan Dove, one of the UK's most sought-after composers.

The work was subsequently performed at the Glyndebourne Festival and since then it has toured internationally, meeting with an enthusiastic response from audiences and music critics alike.

This recording with the cast of the original production features some of the world's most admired singers.

'Flight is that rarest thing: a popular new comic opera. The warmth and enthusiasm of the audience at the Glyndebourne premiere was remarkable…'
The Evening Standard

'Flight is a witty and deeply touching, primarily lyrical observation of an unlikely group of characters marooned for a storm-tossed night in that cesspool of human existence, airport departure lounge…'
The Sunday Times

'Flight was rapturously received… Dove writes music that is tuneful, tonal and tangy. And it is sensationally orchestrated. In short, it's instantly beguiling.'
The Times