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Friday 22 September 1995 23:02 BST
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THE OPERA

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ke a comprehensive rewrite," sniffed the Financial Times. "It is all too ghastly to contemplate and I'm going to have to lie down," said the Daily Telegraph.

Continues in repertory at Chichester Festival Theatre (01243 781312)

Performed more than 2,000 times in Russia. The question "Why?" springs to mind. The one dud of a strong season.

The world premiere of what has been billed as the "lost opera by Claudio Monteverdi composed again by Alexander Goehr". Hot talent Francesca Zambello directs.

Mark Pappenheim found the mixture of

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