Lūcija Garūta: The Silver Bird

Lecture recital exploring Latvian composer Lūcija Garūta’s opera, The Silver Bird. Written in 1938, this work has never been performed, with several premieres cancelled due to censorship on the work. Natalia Sawyer examines the opera and the curious history surrounding it, while also performing excerpts, bringing parts of the opera to the stage for the very first time.

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