Producers of operas often seek new ways of presenting established works. Some adaptations are applauded, others severely criticized. Some opera goers abhor any changes updating or altering the original work. We will watch and listen to a selection of traditional and amended versions, and will discuss whether we like the alterations, and whether we think they add or detract from the original set out by the composer. I shall show a selection of contrasting performances; these will include Donizetti's La Favorite, Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin and Mozart's Marriage of Figaro. Newcomers to opera as well as long-term 'buffs' are welcome. Musicians and non-musicians alike are welcome.
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