Classics to share Royal Opera House stage with experimental works

Covent Garden to put on trio of 30-minute Opera Shots along with traditional heavyweightsMadame Butterfly and Tosca are to share Britain's greatest opera stage this year with singers belting out football chants and nervously discussing a pregnancy test.The summer season at the Royal Opera House will highlight three short pieces by contemporary composers, reviving a tradition of experiment and fun that has been overshadowed in recent times by grand and expensive premieres.Lasting no more than hal...

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