The Passenger – review

Coliseum, LondonTwo of Mieczyslaw Weinberg's operas have now been seen in British opera houses. In February, Opera North gave the UK premiere of The Portrait, and now The Passenger, regarded by Weinberg devotees as his masterpiece, comes to English National Opera in the production that David Pountney created for the stage premiere at the Bregenz festival last year.Completed in 1968, The Passenger was Weinberg's first opera, only performed in concert in his lifetime; he went on to compose seven ...

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