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DIRECTOR’S CUT The complex art of staging operas

ON LOCATION Can opera resist the forces of globalisation?

HITTING THE BULL’S-EYE Gerald Finley sings Rossini’s William Tell

AT THE HEART OF THE OPERA WORLD

WIN! ROSSINI’S WILLIAM TELL

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FREEDOM: Understanding

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JESSICA PRATT On the high road

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