Tanya Gold – the opera

Tanya Gold has often written about her battles with weight and smoking. How does she feel about them being set to music?A few months ago, I got an email from the syndication department of the Guardian. Hello, they said, a student at the Royal Academy of Music wants to use some of your columns as lyrics for pieces of music. Her name is Laura Bowler. Do you mind?Can I have some money, I asked. Maybe, they said. So I agreed. Then, a few weeks later, I received an invitation to Bowler's concert. ...

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