The Enchanted Pig | Opera review

Linbury Studio, LondonJonathan Dove's musical tale, first staged in 2006 at the Young Vic, now comes to the Linbury for the festive season. It's a through-composed piece, suggesting opera, but much of its musical language fits more easily in the category of the musical proper. Several of this cast of eight have feet in both camps.What matters more than the genre to which the piece belongs is its intrinsic quality, which is variable. Dove's technical skills have an easy assurance; his scoring for...

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