Catapult Opera; Talea Ensemble/Neal Goren Pentatone PTC5187492 99:63 mins The history of Nadia Boulanger’s only full-length opera is a tortuous as Gabriele D’Annunzio’s libretto, in which Alexandre an

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Theatre: Our Town Swansea Grand Theatre, until 31 ...

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Theatre: Arcadia The Old Vic, London SE1 ...