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Blanford

Better a Jolly Romp Than a Depressing Dirge

12/08/202029/07/2012 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lord Berners, Le Carrosse du Saint-Sacrement; Puccini, Suor Angelica: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Dorset Opera / Jeremy Carnall (conductor), Coade Theatre, Bryanston School, Blandford Forum, 25.7.2011. (RJ)

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Categories Opera & Ballet, Previously Published, UK Opera Tags Blanford, Roger Jones

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