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Ruders: Offred Suite, Tundra, Symphony No 3 – review

Susanna Phillips (soprano), Odense Symphony Orchestra/Yoo(Bridge)Poul Ruders's opera on Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale was, unfairly I thought, not a great success here; Phyllida Lloyd's superb production would communicate far better with surtitles and the Offred Suite of extracts reminds just how pungent and eloquent Ruders's score is, with Susanna Phillips the chillingly accurate soprano. Ruders deals in exciting, dramatic gestures and though the harmonic direction may sometimes be u...

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23:04 on September 8 2012

Ruders: Offred Suite, Tundra, Symphony No 3 – review

Guardian Music — Susanna Phillips (soprano), Odense Symphony Orchestra/Yoo(Bridge)Poul Ruders's opera on Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale was, unfairly I thought, not a great success... more info

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