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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: In 1976, writer/director John Carroll was asked to create a programme for the Edinburgh Festival to celebrate Americas Bicentennial.

Opera North pairs Mascagni’s masterpiece with teenage Rachmaninov in a potent double bill. Plus, well-tuned extremes from Tenebrae and a blizzard of notes with Mahan Esfahani

Kevin Kellys new play about the great composer handles themes of

English composer Benjamin Britten is writing The Turn of the Screw. Based on a novella by Henry James, it follows the worries of a young governess sent to the countryside to take care of a pair of children. As Britten is building his melodies, the government is working hard to shut down the influence of what they call “high profile homosexuals’’ (think John Gielgud and friends). With the threat of governmental intervention into the private lives of many men, Britten’s behaviour risks dra...

Turning The Screw at the Kings Head Theatre examines the great composers relationships with Imogen Holst, Peter Pears and young choirboy David…

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Eleanor Fazan, who has died aged 93, was a director and choreographer who became something of a legendary figure in the theatre and opera world but was little known outside.

The classical tale, based on the comedy by William Shakespeare, is a brand-new production

The teams chosen for the two contracts – worth an estimated £5.3 million and £2 million respectively – will upgrade Snape Maltings and the nearby former