The Enchanted Island: the isle is full of mash-ups

A new opera, made from chopped-up bits of baroque music and The Tempest, is about to hit UK cinemas. Its creator Jeremy Sams relives a labour of loveI've just written a new opera that premiered at the Met in New York. The beauty of that slightly outrageous statement is that it is not entirely untrue. OK, nothing about my new opera is really new. On the contrary, much of the music is over 300 years old. The characters are even older. The story is fashioned from the most familiar of components. An...

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22:00 on January 10 2012

The Enchanted Island: the isle is full of mash-ups

Guardian Music — A new opera, made from chopped-up bits of baroque music and The Tempest, is about to hit UK cinemas. Its creator Jeremy Sams relives a labour of loveI've just written a n... more info

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09:36 on January 11 2012

The Enchanted Island at the Metropolitan Opera – in pictures

Guardian Music — The New York Met Opera's latest production features hidden gems of baroque music, a set of Shakespearean characters embarking on new adventures, and an all-star cast in a... more info

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