Popular Opera in Britain, Past and Present

Event Date : 28 November 2015 Room 261, Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU Oxford Brookes: Exploring Research Trends in Opera (OBERTO) presents: Popular Opera in Britain, Past and Present This study afternoon, open to members of the public, will consider opera’s status as a form of popular entertainment past and present. The aim of the event …

Popular Opera in Britain, Past and Present

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