Margaret Bevan Ilfracombe

I was delighted to see Christopher Cook’s Composer of the Month feature on Adolphe Adam in the Christmas issue, not least as I had recently bought the new DVD of his Le Postillon de Lonjumeau, based on your glowing review a couple of months earlier. Why this opera isn’t better known is beyond me. What it lacks in drama, it more than makes up for in charm, memorable tunes and, above all, vocal acrobatics. In this performance, Michael Spyres is simply marvellous as the Postillon himself. A real treat!