‘The Lighthouse’ reviewed
Sydney Chamber Opera recently presented a superb production of The Lighthouse by Sir Peter Maxwell-Davies, highy commended by those who saw it.
Peter McCallum reviews it for the Sydney Morning Herald:
Click here to read.
Sydney Chamber Opera recently presented a superb production of The Lighthouse by Sir Peter Maxwell-Davies, highy commended by those who saw it.
Peter McCallum reviews it for the Sydney Morning Herald:
Click here to read.
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