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The pairing of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Riders to the Sea with Rene Orth’sEmpty the House worked perfectly and did absolute justice to these two despair-filled operas.

Two English operas featuring strong central female characters, men called by the sea, and tragedy wrought by overwhelming, irresistible forces form a double bill in Cleveland, directed by David Bamberger.