The Dancing Master

T518072791
The Dancing Master was originally intended as an opera for television. With its cast of larger-than life Restoration caricatures the trapped heiress, the scheming maid, the over-protective guardian, and the handsome rake the opera showcases Arnolds taste for exuberant satire and tender Romanticism in equal measure.

Music	Malcolm Arnold
Lyrics	Joe Mendoza (after William Wycherley's 1671 play The Gentleman Dancing Master)

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Archive :: production:T518072791, opera or operetta:S01946198802, venue:V424

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Production details

Part of Buxton International Festival