British author Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873) wrote Falkland, Pelham, and Eugene Aram. These novels won instant success and made him a wealthy man. As a result, he entered Parliament as a liberal member representing St. Ives, Huntingdonshire. Bulwer-Ly...
In his own day, Bulwer's position among the most unquestionably popular and the most critically esteemed novelists seemed firmly established. As with so many Victorian writers, though, his fortunes declined drastically after his death, and not until fair...
In his own lifetime, Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton, better known by his pseudonym Owen Meredith, was much more highly regarded as a poet than he is today. His lyrics were praised by discriminating critics, and he was especially well received in America, wh...
Another handsome production from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, this time by Martin Lloyd-Evans of Britten's early chamber opera The Rape of Lucretia. As recent productions by ENO and the Royal Opera House have shown to devastating effect, at the heart of...
Cross, Ferrier, Ritchie, Pollak; Peas, O. Kraus, Brannigan, Donleavy; English Opera Group Orch., Goodall. Gala GL 100.560 (2) The first sound of Kathleen Ferrier's voice, half an hour into this 1946 Amsterdam performance, provides complete justification for its release; the rich clarity of...
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