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Work: I due timidi

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ComposerRota, Nino (1911-1979)
PeriodEarly 20th century
LibrettistSuso Cecchi d'Amico
Year1950
Work typeOpera / Oratorio
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Picture perfect: a fine triple bill from the Guildhall School

Mark Bautista (Raimondo) and Faryl Smith (Mariuccia) in I due timidi © David Monteith-Hodge
Massenet, Smyth and Rota are unlikely bedfellows, but in the Guildhall School's Autumn production, a one-act opera by each contributed to a most convincing triple bill, all set around the La Scala Picturehouse in the 1920s.
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