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The pain of finite hearts that yearn: Possession! at Tête à Tête

By Charlotte Valori, 30 July 2014
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Reviewed at Studio Central Saint Martins, London on 26 July 2014
Programme
Campkin, Possession
Performers
future opera
Edward Saklatvala, Tenor
Danae Eleni, 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.