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Our Traveller enjoys a glass or two of wine in a local tavern. But what are the origins of French wine?   Marseilles – originally...

In cutting Simon’s original libretto down to suit a shorter chamber opera structure, one of the casualties was two of the main characters...

It was Maupassant's habit in the spring and summer months to make frequent short voyages along the French mediterranean coast on his...

The costumes for Hidden Lover's will be inspired by French impressionist paintings from the 1900s. Since we are playing on themes of...

What kind of man was Guy de Maupassant? The question seems to have vexed Maupassant himself almost as much as it has exercised the minds...

It is the nature of opera that the story is told through words, music and visual performance equally – each adding to and deepening the...

Composing is often a lonely business. Unless you’re writing for a commission, you’re often working on lovely, complex, personal music...

I was sitting in the pub reading Guy de Maupassant's journal of his days at sea, Sur l'eau , first published in 1888, in the English...