Hear and Now - 09/02/2008

Ivan Hewett introduces a performance of a new chamber opera The Shops, a humorous exploration of kleptomania and compulsive shopping by composer Edward Rushton and librettist Dagny Gioulami. Rushton: The Shops Darren Abrahams (tenor) Richard Burkhard (baritone) Phyllis Cannan (alto) Anna Dennis (soprano) Louise Mott (mezzo-soprano) Paul Reeves (bass) The Opera Group Patrick Bailey (conductor).