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The Ceremony of Innocence: cruelty, suffering and visionary experience in the music of Benjamin Britten

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Date: Saturday 6th January 2018 - Saturday 6th January 2018 Location: Essex Church, 112 Palace Gardens Terrace, London W8 4RT
Start time: 2:00pm End time: 4:30pm Type: Lecture Refreshments: Tea and cakes

This talk will explore the juxtaposition of cruelty, suffering, and deep spirituality found in so many of Benjamin Britten’s operas and vocal compositions, and will relate it to Donald Kalsched’s perception that deep trauma sometimes opens the door to another dimension of reality.

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