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After the British composer and conductor Benjamin Britten wrote two serious operas in the form of Peter Grimes and The Rape of Lucretia, he decided to turn his hand to comedy.

The result was Albert Herring. Set in a small, rural English village, this 1947 opera tells the story of a shy mother’s boy finding himself as he takes on the role of May King.

It’s a relatively small-scale opera, but its run with the English National Opera (ENO) this month is significant for a couple of reasons.

Following the success of ENO’s previous semi-staged productions at the London Coliseum - Gloriana, Duke Bluebeard’s Castle and Suor Angelica - this will be the first time in its history that the company has presented Albert Herring.

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