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Mystical motherhood: The Medium and The Wanton Sublime at Grimeborn

By Charlotte Valori, 28 August 2015
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Reviewed at Arcola Theatre Studio 2, London on 26 August 2015
Programme
O'Regan, The Wanton Sublime
Davies, The Medium
Performers
Opera Room Productions
Andrew Griffiths, Conductor
Robert Shaw, Director
Gillian Argo, Set Designer
Orpheus Sinfonia
Hai-Ting Chinn, Mezzo-soprano
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Charlotte Valori
Charlotte Valori
Charlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.