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Tosca Becomes of Age
ELIZABETH ALLEN With its series Becoming - the first, Becoming Carmen, followed last year by Becoming Tosca - Prologue Opera, describing itself as “part theatre, part opera company”, has set…
Revolution, Romance, Reinvention: Becoming Tosca
Prologue Opera, an ambitious new opera-theatre company based in Hastings and committed to innovation and audience engagement, presents Becoming Tosca. Extending audiences’ relationship with Puccini’s Tosca, the show provides new…
Carmen Unpacked
By Nick Pelling I need to start with a confession: I find opera a bit depressing. The beautiful women always seem to die in the final act. Usually by melodramatically…
Becoming Carmen
By Richard Price If you ever go to an opera and try to make sense of it, you may find yourself wishing that you knew what they are warbling about.…