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Magic from the pit in Nevill Holt Opera’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Britten: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Nevill Holt Opera, 12th June 2019 Musk roses, oxlips, nodding violets. The grounds of the Nevill Holt estate in Leicestershire are probably host to all of the flora Oberon describes to Puck to aid him … Continue reading

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The value of Nothing: a dark operatic thriller at Glyndebourne

Bruce: Nothing ***** Glyndebourne, 27th February 2016 It’s not uncommon for television adaptations to inspire viewers to pick up the original novel. Across the country, sales of Tolstoy and Dickens are surely up this winter following the BBC serialisation of … Continue reading

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