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A Mesmerising Death in Venice from Welsh National Opera

2 years ago
John McDonald

Like the protagonist in Thomas Mann’s eponymous novella, Benjamin Britten’s failing health made him keenly aware of his own mortality as he embarked upon one of the most challenging projects…

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