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The Rake's Progress | Opera review

Royal Opera House, LondonUpdating an opera to the time and place of composition is a common ­directorial practice, if sometimes a dangerous one. Set in 18th-century London, Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress was written in ­Hollywood in the 1940s: ­Robert ­Lepage's ­production ­reinvents it as an allegory of the perils of stardom, with overtones of such films as Sunset Boulevard and A Star Is Born. Lepage's argument is that the opera ­reflects Stravinsky's awareness of the dis...

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22:45 on January 25 2010

The Rake's Progress | Opera review

Guardian Music — Royal Opera House, LondonUpdating an opera to the time and place of composition is a common ­directorial practice, if sometimes a dangerous one. Set in 18th-century Lo... more info
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22:45 on January 25 2010

The Rake's Progress | Opera review

Royal Opera House, LondonUpdating an opera to the time and place of composition is a common ­directorial practice, if sometimes a dangerous one. Set in 18th-century Lo... more info
Sunset Boulevard

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