Curtis Opera and a charming cast of young singers cast a spell with their beguiling production of Britten‘s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
So here’s my question: if Tadzio is 27 years old and consciously flaunting his wang, is it still Death in Venice?
When Winston Churchill was First Sea Lord, the story goes, an indignant admiral accused him of violating British naval tradition, to which Churchill replied that the only traditions of the British Navy were rum, sodomy and the lash.
Coverage starts live, here on parterre, at 11:00 AM.
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