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| Composer | Birtwistle, Sir Harrison (1934-2022) |
| Period | Modern |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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The Opera Group: Bow Down
Two sisters, a knight, a miller, and a blind harpist. Such is the cast of Tony Harrison and Harrison Birtwistle's Bow Down, their 1977 music-theatre piece currently being toured around the UK by The Opera Group. It's an elemental, mythic piece, but also a testament to the endless capacity for novelty that old, grim folk tales like this have.