New Stage Work Explores Gesualdo's Murder and Music
A new music theatre piece, Death of Gesualdo, premieres in London, probing the dark legacy of the Renaissance composer who committed a brutal double murder. Can we separate the art from the artist?
A new music theatre piece, Death of Gesualdo, premieres in London, probing the dark legacy of the Renaissance composer who committed a brutal double murder. Can we separate the art from the artist?
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