Singing out for originals

ARTISTIC director David Norman shudders a little at some of the things opera has to suffer in the name of the great god accessibility.

By The Newsroom

Published 15th Aug 2008, 16:51 BST

Updated 8th Jun 2018, 04:10 BST

It's the goal that drives those updated verions of the classics played in modern dress and sung in English with a few shocks thrown in.

You'll get none of that when Candlelight Opera perform at Arundel Castle as part of this year's Arundel Festival.

Their Cosi fan tutte will be sing in the original language in a product that reflects Norman's belief that you need to capture the glamour and the passion of the classics.

For full story, more arts and entertainments see West Sussex Gazette August 20

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