Review: Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem (Brisbane Festival)
The tensions between private grief and public ritual movingly explored in an eloquent, expertly performed War Requiem.
The tensions between private grief and public ritual movingly explored in an eloquent, expertly performed War Requiem.
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