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Barkouf review – Offenbach’s lost operetta is a quirky shaggy dog story | Occurances

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Barkouf review – Offenbach’s lost operetta is a quirky shaggy dog story

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Opera Rara revive the 1860 work in which a dog is appointed Sultan. A fine cast, the Hallé and ENO chorus, and impeccable rhyming narration from Alistair McGowan, ensure things fizz An operetta in which a dog is appointed Sultan of Lahore and, thanks to a resourceful market trader, ushers…

By Clive Paget

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