"Elitist and obscure? So what" (Guardian editorial on Opera)

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"Poetry and opera have much in common, not least their ability to make us feel inadequate. But when the poet Lavinia Greenlaw wrote a libretto, she found that the difficult things in life can be the best." Detailed description and appraisal of Jürgen Simpson's Thwaite

Period20 Dec 2003

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  • TitleElitist and obscure? So what
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletThe Guardian
    Media typePrint
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date20/12/03
    DescriptionPoetry and opera have much in common, not least their ability to make us feel inadequate. But when the poet Lavinia Greenlaw wrote a libretto, she found that the difficult things in life can be the best
    Producer/AuthorLavinia Greenlaw
    URLhttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/dec/20/classicalmusicandopera.poetry
    PersonsJurgen Simpson, Lavinia Greenlaw
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Keywords

  • Opera
  • Electronic Music
  • Spectral
  • Theatre
  • Contemporary Music
  • Contemporary Opera

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