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Tried and Tested
Opera
One wife has a sneaky cigarette, the other a lover, in an all-Italian double bill about marriage
Tried and Tested
Opera
A crafty cigarette underpins an entire opera of its own, and a young woman's eyes are opened by love
Essential
Opera
Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Puccini and more sung by a host of top artists at London's own country house opera
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Classical Music
Two world-class musicians come together to explore the lieder of Schubert, Schumann, Brahms and Wolf