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Edward Rushton's The Shops

Saturday 9 February 2008 22:30-0:00 (Radio 3)

Ivan Hewett introduces a performance of a new chamber opera The Shops, a humorous exploration of kleptomania and compulsive shopping by composer Edward Rushton and librettist Dagny Gioulami.

Duration:

1 hour 30 minutes

Playlist

Presenter: Ivan Hewett
Producer: Philip Tagney


The Shops (69'34")
Composer: Edward Rushton
Librettist: Dagny Gioulami.

Darren Abrahams (tenor) Richard Burkhard (baritone), Phyllis Cannan (alto), Anna Dennis (soprano), Louise Mott (mezzo) and Paul Reeves (bass),
The Opera Group, Patrick Bailey (conductor)
(recorded at the Linbury Studio, Covent Garden on Saturday 22nd September 2007)

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Episode and Playlist Information

• 23 Feb 08 Cut and Splice
• 16 Feb 08 Luigi Nono
• 9 Feb 08 Rushton's The Shops
• 2 Feb 08 Huddersfield 5/5
• 26 Jan 20 Huddersfield 4/5
• 19 Jan 08 Huddersfield 3/5
• 12 Jan 08 Huddersfield 2/5