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East meets West in Britten’s emotionally wrenching Curlew River

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“The result is neither the East nor the West, but is uniquely Britten”
Reviewed at Cathedral Church of St John the Divine, New York City on 30 October 2014
Britten, Curlew River, church parable
Martin Fitzpatrick, Conductor
Netia Jones, Director
Ian Bostridge, Madwoman
Mark Stone, Ferryman
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A silvery Dream lost among the shadows
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