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Work: Sir John in Love

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ComposerVaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Year1928
Work typeOpera / Oratorio
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The fat knight sings in Bard Festival's Sir John in Love

Ann Toomey, Craig Colclough, Sarah Saturnino © Bard Music Festival | Stephanie Berger
A two-week Ralph Vaughan Williams retrospective closed with his gentle, folksy spin on Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor.
***11
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Sir John in Love: bursting with energy

Driven by a folky score, and on a stunning set, the Glasgow Conservatoire students had bags of fun with this Merry Wives tale, positively bursting with energy.
****1
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