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Edward Gardner

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Tippetts Epic Opera *A Midsummer Wedding*The opening performance of the 2021/22 season with new Principal Conductor Gardner!The recording of the 2021 performance of *A Midsummer Wedding*a massive 700-page work that took Tippett 16 years to completeis now available.This performance marked the opening of the LPOs 202122 season and was also the first concert featuring new Principal Conductor Edward Gardner. It received rave reviews on-site, with critics calling it a truly auspicious start and noting that Gardner, the orchestra, and the chorus were all outstanding, making for an unforgettable performance. *A Midsummer Wedding* was Tippetts first major opera; he first conceived the idea in 1939 and completed it after several interruptions, including the war. Guided by the belief that the words of an opera should be such that they cease to live the moment they are separated from the music, he wrote