In a deep vaulted cell
We convoke for Dido and Aeneas in an arched tunnel a city block long, lit by candles in the many recesses.
3 pieces since 2014.
We convoke for Dido and Aeneas in an arched tunnel a city block long, lit by candles in the many recesses.
There was a lot expectation about the new opera by George Benjamin and Martin Crimp. Their previous collaboration, Written on Skin, was an enormous critical and public success, earning the work a place in the exclusive club of 21th century classics with selected works by Saariaho, Heggie and Birtwistle.
My memory is fading but the events I recall most vividly of the last season seem largely to have been concert performances.
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