Plea for peace as powerful as ever
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Plea for peace as powerful as ever

21 August 2022

A fine association between WASO and guests demonstrates that the chilling message in Britten’s War Requiem is as pertinent as when it was composed, writes Penny Shaw.

Reading time • 5 minutesMusic
On a dark stage a spotlight shines on a woman in a long blue dress lying on a bench, with three women kneeling beside her with white headdresses Operatic enlightenment
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Operatic enlightenment

8 April 2022

An ambitious reworking of Tchaikovsky’s opera Iolanta sheds light on the experience of living with disability. But Rosalind Appleby says it comes at a cost.

Reading time • 6 minutesMusic

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