Die Tote Stadt review

“Inspired casting”

ReviewsJun 23, 2022by Amanda HollowayLongborough Festival Opera

Peter Auty and Rachel Nicholls in Die Tote Stadt. Photo: Matthew Williams-Ellis

Erich Korngold’s dazzling score illuminates this psychological thriller at Longborough Festival Opera

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