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Hirda: Ancient and Modern intertwine in a beguiling new opera from Shetland

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Reviewed at Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Edinburgh on 3 December 2015
Williams, Hirda
NOISE
Gareth Williams, Conductor
James Robert Carson, Director
Alice Hebdon, Set Designer
Jonathan Best, James
Marie Claire Breen, Margaret
Andrew Dickinson, Iain
Laura Margaret Smith, Muireall
Douglas Nairn, Alastair
Shuna Scott Sendall, Elsa
Chris Stout, Conductor
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