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Zauberland

“Frustratingly episodic”

ReviewsOct 16, 2019by George HallLinbury Theatre, London

Julia Bullock in Zauberland at Linbury Theatre, London. Photo: Patrick Berger

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George Hall writes widely on opera and has contributed regularly to The Stage since 2000. He has also contributed to such publications as The New Penguin Opera Guide and the Oxford Companion to Music

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