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	Garsington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Garsington is a village in Oxfordshire, a few miles to the south-east of the city of Oxford, England.
		Its two main points of interest for visitors are Garsington Manor, former home of Lady Ottoline Morrell and now the centre of a summer opera season, and Garsington parish church, a Norman building, which contains a memorial to Lady Ottoline.
		The village is also famous for its Garsington Society, which attempts to expand the knowledge of Garsington and it's surrounding areas historically and geographically with talks held every so often.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Garsington (241 words)

	Garsington Manor -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The manor was built on land once owned by the son of the poet (English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)) Geoffrey Chaucer, and at one time had the name "Chaucers".
		Lady Ottoline and her husband, Philip Morrell, bought the (The mansion of the lord of the manor) manor house in 1914, at which time it was in a state of disrepair, having been in use as a farmhouse.
		Information has come to light that the manor may now be owned by (additional info and facts about Ian Hislop's) Ian Hislop's brother.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/ga/garsington_manor.htm (133 words)

	Garsington Opera
		Garsington Opera, founded by Leonard Ingrams in 1989, runs for a month in the summer and successfully combines a repertoire of well known operas with discoveries of little known works.
		Garsington Opera has been keen to promote young singers and as a result of this policy, a number of notable UK debuts have taken place at Garsington.
		The charm and unique quality of Garsington is its setting on a terrace adjoining Garsington Manor and its beautiful gardens created by Philip and Lady Ottoline Morrell and where renowned members of the Bloomsbury set frequently visited.
	www.garsingtonopera.org (191 words)

	Garsington Opera
		Garsington Manor is one of those charmed places that never seem to be crowded - even when close to 600 people are roaming its grounds - and which always contrive to look beautiful even in the dullest weather (an asset of particular value in rain-plagued Oxfordshire).
		Audiences at Garsington this year will see the first ever UK performance of Rossini's La Gazetta, a comic masterpiece all but forgotten since its premiere in 1816, as well as being given a rare chance to see Richard Strauss's 1923 Intermezzo.
		Accompanying all performances is Garsington Opera's exemplary orchestra, which plays with the sonorous yet delicate precision one would expect from an ensemble which incorporates the renowned Guildhall Strings.
	www.dailyinfo.co.uk /reviews/opera/garsington.htm (561 words)

	A fight at the opera - This Is Oxfordshire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Some of the neighbours aria annoyed and some are overjoyed by the presence of the opera in Garsington Manor's garden.
		Garsington Opera is the village's annual cultural showpiece, with a run of 23 perfomances of some of the world's greatest operas hung like a string of stars over this leafy corner of South Oxfordshire, between June, when rehearsals start, and July.
		The Lowes raised two sons in Garsington and remain "very active" in the ongoing saga of the yearly operatic static.
	archive.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk /2000/06/13/77424.html (940 words)

	Guardian \| Don Giovanni
		Garsington Opera starts its 14th season with what these days is a refreshing change: Mozart's Don Giovanni presented straight.
		Conductor Steuart Bedford, with the Garsington Opera Orchestra and the Guildhall Strings, has chosen to use modern instruments to echo period practice.
		That musical standpoint is established instantly at the chilling start of the overture, while mists of dry ice waft around the Garsington stable block's triple arch.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4436410-103686,00.html (372 words)

	Garsington Opera
		Garsington Opera runs for a month in the summer and successfully combines a repertoire of well-known operas with discoveries of little-known works.
		Garsington Opera has made a point of giving a platform to young international singers making their debut in this country and of using some of the country's finest young singers.
		The Garsington Opera Orchestra is made up of talented young musicians many of whom are soloists in their own fields.
	www.omtf.org.uk /garsington (155 words)

	Richard Strauss: Intermezzo, Garsington, July 2001 (H-T W) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Set in the beautiful garden of his Jacobean country house, Garsington Manor near Oxford, not even the 13th season could bring it bad luck.
		As Garsington Opera is an open-air event using the loggia and the terrace of the Manor House as a natural stage, there is no curtain; scene changes have to be kept to a minimum, while the whole opera has to cope with a single basic design.
		His sensitivity for the balance between the parlando of the plot and the symphonic-programmatic character of the interludes, with all their witty quotations, proved to be an important contribution to this Garsington success story.
	www.musicweb-international.com /SandH/2001/July01/Intermezzo.htm (641 words)

	What (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Foxcote Manor was present at the Barrow Hill Roundhouse GWR weekend on 5th/6th and11th /12th of July.
		The Manor assumed the name of No. 7817 Garsington Manor for this special event when, for this evening only, it carried the original nameplates, lent to us by the owner.
		The train with newly named Garsington Manor at it's head left Llangollen at 7.15pm arriving at the recently extended Berwyn station a few minutes later.
	www.foxcotemanor.com /what.htm (2506 words)

	Ottoline Morrell Collection, Biographical Sketch
		The Morrells moved out of London in 1915 to a manor east of Oxford at Garsington.
		Philip's public anti-war stance had gotten him into trouble with the Liberal party and eventually he lost his seat in the House over the issue, but continued to assist conscientious objectors with legal advice and even found agricultural jobs for a few at Garsington Manor.
		The Morrells maintained Garsington for eleven years before the expense and the relative isolation of country living caused them to look again towards a house in town.
	www.hrc.utexas.edu /research/fa/morrell.otto.bio.html (742 words)

	Country cottages and self catering holiday accommodation Garsington Oxfordshire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The village of Garsington can be found about 3 miles south east of Oxford - almost on the outskirts.
		Garsington Manor hosts an opera season for a month every summer.
		The performances are held in a purpose built auditorium surrounded by splendid gardens.
	www.countrycottagesonline.net /project/search/Cottages-Garsington-Oxfordshire.php (148 words)

	Garsington Local History Group - About
		A short history of Garsington is followed by a description of the buildings to guide the reader when walking around the village.
		The result was the successful launching of the Garsington Society in October 1988 and the history group was able to return to its original purpose.
		They chose the village for their venue becasue in the late 1860s the author (1856-1925) was sent to Garsington as a private pupil of the Rev. Henry Graham, the curate.
	website.lineone.net /~gmbrain/about.htm (1533 words)

	The world's top manor house websites
		Manor house is a term for a large house, particularly one which historically formed the centre of a manor estate (see Manorialism.
		They are typically much larger and better constructed that surrounding buildings, as under the feudal system, they were owned by local lords who owned and controlled the surrounding area.
		Examples of manor houses can be found across the world, and particularly in northern Europe.
	dirs.org /wiki-article-tab.cfm/manor_house (179 words)

	Fight at the opera goes to court
		The decision by South Oxfordshire District Council to take action against the Garsington Opera is the latest chapter in a long dispute between villagers and the festival, whose patrons include Michael Heseltine.
		The council decision follows claims from professional noise consultants that the Garsington Opera had, on three occasions, breached the conditions of its entertainment licence that the music would not be five decibels louder than surrounding background noise.
		It will press ahead with the prosecution even though a £1,000 fine imposed by magistrates in 1995 was overturned at Oxford Crown Court, leaving the council with a £60,000 legal bill.
	www.portal.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1997/07/22/nopr22.html (458 words)

	Response Source \| Press Releases - NEW APPOINTMENT FOR GARSINGTON OPERA
		Anthony Whitworth-Jones who, as Artistic Director of Casa da Musica in Porto opened Rem Koolhaas’s acclaimed new concert hall in April 2005, was General Director of Glyndebourne for ten years from 1989 to 1998 and of the Dallas Opera from 2000 to 2002.
		I am, at the same time, deeply sad at the reason for my appointment and delighted to be joining Garsington which, under Leonard Ingrams’ passionate leadership, has established a reputation for musical excellence, the presentation of some fascinating operatic rarities and the promotion of young singers.
		Garsington Opera continues its tradition of promoting rare and little known works and in the 2006 season (10 June — 11 July) will stage the re- discovered work Der Stein der Weisen (The Philosophers’ Stone) by Mozart and friends, Rimsky Korsakov’s Mayskaya Noch’ (May Night) and Donizetti’s Don Pasquale.
	www.responsesource.com /releases/rel_display.php?relid=23215&hilite= (331 words)

	Aldous Huxley - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		During World War I, he spent much of his time at Garsington Manor, home of Lady Ottoline Morrell.
		He married Maria Nys, whom he had met at Garsington.
		Huxley moved to Llano, California in 1937, but like his friend the philosopher Gerald Heard who accompanied him, Huxley was denied citizenship since he refused to ascribe his pacifism to religious beliefs.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Aldous_Huxley (977 words)

	Independent, The (London): The neighbours making a noise about Strauss and Haydn in civilised,
		Disingenuous remark of the week came from Monica Waud of Garsington as she explained why she felt it necessary to mow the grass at 8 o'clock at night, just when the orchestra next door was gliding into Haydn's Le Pescatrici.
		And it's probably from nothing more than sudden joie de vivre that Ms Waud directed her boyfriend, an orthopaedic surgeon, to circle the roof of the nearby opera house in his light aircraft, just as Cosi Fan Tutte was getting under way.
		In case you missed the finer points, let me recap: South Oxfordshire district council is prosecuting Garsington Opera (run by Richard Ingrams's brother Leonard) for breaching noise levels as laid down by its entertainment licence.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19970724/ai_n14129224 (1162 words)

	KPData Garsington Opera
		Opera staged in the gardens of Garsington Manor with dinner served in the Great Barn or adjacent Garden Room Marquee.
		Garsington offers a unique setting for opera, which is staged on the terrace of the historic Manor, against a backdrop of the loggia, built by Lady Ottoline Morrell, who also created the exquisite gardens during the Bloomsbury era.
		Garsington opera offers a choice of 3 operas in it’s short Summer Season, restricted to 20 performances.
	www.langstonscott.com /LS/EventView.aspx?EventID=545 (2162 words)

	Guardian \| Comte Ory/Figaro
		Garsington's Rossini series now offers it in a riotous production by Rupert Goold, built on fizzingly brilliant ensemble work from the singers and orchestra under David Parry.
		The oddity is that this piece, set at the time of the Crusades, has been updated to the 1960s.
		Cox, director of productions at Glyndebourne during the 1970s, here translates the standards of that vintage period to Garsington in an inspired staging, with ingeniously flexible sets by Robert Perdziola.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5228609-110430,00.html (308 words)

	The West Somerset Railway
		Once this was rectified, the 'Manors' performed very successfully, seeing widespread use on both the Cambrian section in Wales and in the West Country.
		No 7820 Dinmore Manor was the first of the BR-built 78XX's to be built, and was turned out from Swindon in November 1950 (Lot No 377, Diagram A9) at a cost of £10,479, being fitted with boiler No 6422.
		The 'Manor' moved further north to Shrewsbury (Salop) in April 1963, where it performed on a variety of duties on the former Cambrian lines in mid-Wales.
	www.wsr.org.uk /loco/7820.htm (822 words)

	Crumbling stately home rescued as opera venue
		The organisers, led by Wasfi Kani, who was chief executive of Garsington Opera, plan to put on performances in the Grange's orangery, furnished with red velvet seats from the Royal Opera House.
		But it must first get planning permission, with the local council taking account of fears expressed at the meeting that the opera will mean "inebriated drivers" clogging up the narrow roads.
		Leonard Ingrams, owner of Garsington Manor, near Oxford, faces a barrage of complaints each summer and has twice been taken to court - and cleared - for breaching noise restrictions.
	www.portal.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1998/02/02/nopr102.html (588 words)

	Classic Concerts in Historic Houses
		Garsington, Oxford (picnics can be brought or ordered in advance)
		Famed for its summer opera season, Garsington Manor was once the home of Lady Otteline Morrell (wife of the Liberal MP Philip Morrell).
		Lady Otteline, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Bentinck, heir to the Duke of Portland, studied politics and history at Somerville College Oxford, and later began organizing meetings for important political and literary figures at her home at Garsington Manor.
	www.fiori-musicali.com /cchh/houses.htm (363 words)

	Garsington Opera (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		After half a mile, the opera car park (gate 4) will be signed on your left before you reach Garsington Manor.
		Ignore the first and second left turns signed to Garsington and take the third Garsington turn.
		From London Paddington the nearest stations to Garsington are Oxford or Didcot Parkway.
	www.garsingtonopera.org /page.asp?p=89 (194 words)

	StoryFoundry.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		“There were unconventional in love as they were in art” It’s 1928 and Lady Ottoline Morrell has decided to sell her beloved Garsington Manor in Oxfordshire and move to London’s Bloomsbury.
		For Ottoline, Garsington has come to be associated with distressing memories; memories of the painful endurance of some of her valued friendships, in particular Aldous Huxley.
		This particular summer weekend, old friends such as Lytton Strachey, Lydia Lopokova, Maynard Keynes, Duncan Grant and Carrington return to Garsington for the very last time along with some new friends and some new surprises.
	www.storyfoundry.com /source/playView.cfm?RecordID=457 (102 words)

	South Oxfordshire Online: Online services
		Originally the village was grouped at the top of the hill with St Mary's and its Norman Tower, the old village school and the three pubs (The Red Lion, The Plough and The Three Horseshoes) as its focal points.
		Of particular note are the Elizabethan Garsington Manor and its fine garden, which was laid out in the 1920's by Philip Morrell and his wife, Lady Otteline.
		Further information about events in Garsington can be found on the Internet at www.thelocalchannel.co.uk/garsington.
	www.southoxon.gov.uk /ccm/ecodev/VillageDetails.jsp?Name=Garsington (268 words)

	The Stage Online :: Reviews :: Cosi fan tutte
		Set at the time of the First World War in an art nouveau hotel designed by Robert Predziola, John Cox’s new staging of the subtlest of Mozart’s comedies opens Garsington’s annual festival.
		It is not a production that will frighten off traditionalists and it looks appealing even if it is short on definition and point.
		Taken as a whole, a slightly muted beginning to Garsington’s summer revels.
	www.thestage.co.uk /reviews/review.php/2796/cosi-fan-tutte (318 words)

	Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
		The daughter of a general, she broke with her conventionally upper class background as she formed her circle of artists and intellectuals, which included, among others, D.H. Lawrence, Virginia Woolf, Aldous Huxley, Bertrand Russell, and Augustus John.
		She and her husband, Philip Edward Morrell, Liberal member of Parliament, lived in London from 1902 until 1913, when they settled at Garsington Manor, Oxfordshire.
		A collection of her writings, Ottoline, was edited by R. Gathorne-Hardy in 1963, as was Ottoline at Garsington: Memoirs 1915–18 (1974).
	www.britannica.com /ebc/print_toc?tocId=9053807 (180 words)

	Manors & the smaller Western Locos: Locomotive Performance
		Here we deal with everything between the Manor class 4-6-0, and the diminutive 0-4-2 class 1400 tank engines.
		And we cover the "British Rail" period between 1955 and 1967, the "Main Line Steam" period from 1978 onwards, and the "Heritage Railways" from the late 1970's to the present time.
		27th June 1959: 7817 Garsington Manor and 6367 from Wolverhampton to Welshpool on the Saturday 10.50am down Cambrian Coast Express [view log of 7817 and 6367]
	www.locoperformance.co.uk /edition19/manorswrsmall.htm (1030 words)

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