Abstract
The music of Shostakovich's abandoned opera Orango wasn't itself such a surprise: the première, given in Los Angeles in December 2011, was recorded live and released soon after on a Deutsche Grammophon CD (0289 479 0249 2). But experiencing it in the flesh – at its European première in the Royal Festival Hall on 16 May – revealed the music all over again and left at least this listener slack-jawed in astonishment at the profligacy of Shostakovich's genius.
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