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Since studying visual arts and sculpture before taking up ballet at the age of 20 in 1973, Saburo...
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Sir Michael Boyd was born in Belfast and studied English at Edinburgh University. In 1979 he won a...
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“Sex Workers’ Opera” by Experimental Experience Theatre Company
Sex work has long been a contentious issue – divisive for feminists and policy makers alike. The...
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Opera, Sexual Violence, And The Art Of Telling Terrible Tales
As an art form routinely accused of contemporary irrelevancy, opera rarely makes headline news....
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British Director Brings Rock ‘N’ Roll Version Of “La Traviata” To Mariinsky
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Boris Mezdrich’s production of Wagner opera offended Orthodox activists. Boris Mezdrich, the...
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Experts Fear “Tannhäuser” Case A Warning, Despite Dismissal
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The Threepenny Non-Opera
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A Singing General
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St. Petersburg company returns to the UK with classic works contrasting Russian characters with...
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