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Meet the king of comic opera 

John Savournin is a singer and comic actor of irrepressible charisma, but also an artistic director of deliriously inventive small-scale comic opera

Richard Bratby
John Savournin as the Dame in his opera company’s panto production Buttons: A Cinderella Story 
EXPLORE THE ISSUE 14 December 2024
issue 14 December 2024

John Savournin has been busy. That comes with the territory for a classical singer – things often get a little hectic as the music world barrels towards Christmas. But with Savournin, it’s sometimes hard to keep track of which theatre – which city – he’s in on any given night.

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