09/02/2008
Ivan Hewett presents a performance of a new chamber opera The Shops, an exploration of kleptomania and shopping addiction, by composer Edward Rushton and librettist Dagny Gioulami.
Ivan Hewett introduces a performance of a new chamber opera The Shops, a humorous exploration of kleptomania and compulsive shopping by composer Edward Rushton and librettist Dagny Gioulami.
Rushton: The Shops
Darren Abrahams (tenor)
Richard Burkhard (baritone)
Phyllis Cannan (alto)
Anna Dennis (soprano)
Louise Mott (mezzo-soprano)
Paul Reeves (bass)
The Opera Group
Patrick Bailey (conductor).
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- Sat 9 Feb 200822:30BBC Radio 3
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