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1911 - 2007 | Menotti was an Italian-American composer and although he often referred to himself as an American composer, he always...

Phil Turner (Rotherham Advertiser), August 2015 Tchaikovsky’s retelling of Alexander Pushkin’s wonderful story in verse boasts a fine...

1840 - 1893 | Tchaikovsky was born in a provincial town where his father was a mining engineer...

Sarah Cockburn (Our Favourite Places), July 2014 | Enterprising company Opera on Location have brought Puccini’s tale of Bohemian tragedy...

Bernard Lee (Sheffield Telegraph, August 2013 | If you were planning to go to Britten’s opera and haven’t got tickets, check availability...

Britten was born in Lowestoft on November 22nd, aptly St Cecilia’s day (the patron saint of music) and is one of the most significant...