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Edward Rushton's The Shops

Saturday 9 February 2008 22:30-0:00 (Radio 3)

Ivan Hewett introduces a performance of a new chamber opera The Shops, a humorous exploration of kleptomania and compulsive shopping by composer Edward Rushton and librettist Dagny Gioulami.

Duration:

1 hour 30 minutes

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Presenter: Ivan Hewett
Producer: Philip Tagney


The Shops (69'34")
Composer:
Librettist:

(tenor) (baritone), Phyllis Cannan (alto), Anna Dennis (soprano), (mezzo) and (bass),
, (conductor)
(recorded at the on Saturday 22nd September 2007)

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Episode and Playlist Information

• 23 Feb 08 Cut and Splice
• 16 Feb 08 Luigi Nono
• 9 Feb 08 Rushton's The Shops
• 2 Feb 08 Huddersfield 5/5
• 26 Jan 20 Huddersfield 4/5
• 19 Jan 08 Huddersfield 3/5
• 12 Jan 08 Huddersfield 2/5