English countryhouse opera links up with Lebanese refugee camp

English countryhouse opera links up with Lebanese refugee camp

Opera

norman lebrecht

July 24, 2023

The Garsington opera festival, all black tie and Pimms, is putting on an opera about the lives of children in the Shatila refugee camp, scene of a notorious massacre and a subsequent influx of Syrian fugitives.

The initiator is Karen Gillingham, Garsington’s creative director for learning and participation. The composer is Richard Taylor.

The Times has a full report here.

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