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Orfeo ed Euridice/Zanetto

“Performed with great skill”

ReviewsSep 6, 2021by Julia RankArcola Theatre, London

Lizzie Holmes in Barefoot Opera’s Orfeo ed Euridice at London's Arcola Theatre. Photo: Peter Mould

Lizzie Holmes in Barefoot Opera’s Orfeo ed Euridice at London's Arcola Theatre. Photo: Peter Mould

Barefoot Opera’s contribution to this year’s Grimeborn festival takes the form of two bittersweet one-act works dealing with wandering musicians and lost love

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