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Too good to be true: A very fine Rakes Progress at the Edinburgh International Festival

By David Smythe, 13 August 2015
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Reviewed at Usher Hall, Edinburgh on 12 August 2015
Programme
Stravinsky, The Rake's Progress
Performers
Sir Andrew Davis, Conductor
Emily Birsan, Anne Trulove
Susan Bickley, Baba the Turk
Andrew Staples, Tom Rakewell
Gidon Saks, Nick Shadow
Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mother Goose
Alan Oke, Sellem
Ashley Riches, Keeper of the madhouse
Peter Rose, Trulove
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Timothy Dean, Choirmaster / chorus director
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David Smythe
David Smythe
David the farmer was drawn into music through choirs, orchestras, taking part in and directing 'serious' opera as a student. Passionate about live classical music, particularly chamber opera, unusual pieces and events and giving the next generation the tools to engage with the classical world.