Country opera commissions major composer

Country opera commissions major composer

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norman lebrecht

November 30, 2016

Garsington Opera has announced its first full-length commission.

For the 2018 festival, composer David Sawer (pictured) and playwright Rory Mullarkey will write The Skating Rink, based on the novel by the Chilean author Roberto Bolaño.

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Comments

  • boringfileclerk says:

    Another white male gets a commission. Huh….

  • Stereo says:

    So?was a reply to boring file clerk.Just maybe he was better than the downtrodden off white female/male candidate.

  • Meirion Bowen says:

    He’s a wonderful, top-class composer. I look forward to it eagerly.
    Meirion Bowen
    email: bowen582@btinternet.com

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