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    Summer Opera

    Mar 19, 2020 2 minutes

    Glyndebourne

    When: 21 May – 30 August

    Tel: +44 (0)1273 815000

    Web: www.glyndebourne.com

    The music spools a sombre funereal procession randomly interrupted by the whooshing thud of the guillotine… It’s one of the most chilling climaxes in all opera, and Poulenc’s is a bold choice for a summer season opener. Then again, strong women proliferate; Handel’s

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