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Donizetti re-done: The Siege of Calais with English Touring Opera in Hackney

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Reviewed at Hackney Empire, London on 9 March 2013
Donizetti, The Siege of Calais (L'assedio di Calais)
Jeremy Silver, Conductor
James Conway, Director
Paula Sides, Soprano
Helen Sherman, Mezzo-soprano
Eddie Wade, Baritone
Cozmin Sime, Baritone
Andrew Glover, Tenor
Brendan Collins, Baritone
Niel Joubert, Tenor
Adam Tunnicliffe, Tenor
Matthew Sprange, Baritone
Art imitates art in ETO’s bracing new Pagliacci
****1
English Touring Opera transfers Donizetti to the English coast
***11
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****1
A tender Shakespeare-inspired curio from English Touring Opera
***11
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**111
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****1
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