Hints and tips:
...Wednesday’s strong cast was led by Lauren Cuthbertson in the consoling “Pie Jesu” and Melissa Hamilton in the “Agnus Dei”, both coached by Darcey Bussell....
...So too does the whisper of pastoral bliss, coupled with the prospect of good schools and fast trains to London, which have all been catnip for commuters....
...There is fresh air and waterfalls and pastoral bliss, of course. But for one budding Sir Gawain, the pull ran deeper than that. Their stated quest?...
...The opening title track is funky, “Thermo” delivers cruising modernism and “Youthful Bliss” is well named; later the atmospheric “Sahara” sets up “Upside down”, a bossa sung chirpily by Melissa Walker....
...The scenes with Papageno (Benjamin Jay Davis) are touching and funny, notably when he and Papagena are magicked into suburban bliss at the close with a dog, a radio and a three-piece suite....
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