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Baring all: joyous abandon from Opera Naked at the St James Theatre

By Charlotte Valori, 21 October 2013
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Reviewed at St James Theatre, London on 18 October 2013
Programme
Unknown, Unknown programme - opera
Performers
Nadine Mortimer-Smith, Soprano
Ciara Hendrick, Mezzo-soprano
Philip Spendley, Bass
Robert Bottriell, Piano
Alex Tsilogiannis, Tenor
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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.