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and the composer himself on electronics and piano

'Powerfully eloquent' The Sunday Times

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Gospel Oak

Judith Weir: Blond Eckbert Composer_Whitty; Paul and the composer himself onBlond Eckbert, Judith Weir's first opera, is based on Ludwig Tieck's folk like tale of a quiet elderly couple whose secluded life eerily unravels as their fantastical past catches up with them. The music's apparent simplicity, with echoes of Weber's Freischtz belies its underlying darkness. Nicholas Folwell baritone Anne Marie Owens mezzo soprano Christopher Ventris baritone Nerys Jones soprano Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera Sian