The Hogboon review – lively launch for Maxwell Davies' uneven folk opera

Barbican, LondonProfessional and amateur performers join Simon Rattle and the LSO for opera premierePeter Maxwell Davies – Max to just about everyone in the classical world – died three months ago. One of his last completed works was The Hogboon, an opera characteristic of his output in a couple of ways. It was written for both professional and amateur musicians – this premiere brought together six professional soloists, a boy treble, adult and children’s choirs and s...

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