tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498096518892798196.post8877260983836765873..comments2024-03-27T08:14:00.926+00:00Comments on Jaffareadstoo....: Sunday WW1 Remembered..Jaffareadstoo.....http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448387659367489116noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498096518892798196.post-6929471536144923632017-08-01T08:30:51.595+01:002017-08-01T08:30:51.595+01:00Hi Hilary, That's fascinating and what a wonde...Hi Hilary, That's fascinating and what a wonderful idea to interpret Sassoon's poetry in such an emotive way.Thanks for sharing the link- I enjoyed reading more about the company.<br />Jaffareadstoo.....https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448387659367489116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498096518892798196.post-82438855904417413652017-07-30T12:17:57.556+01:002017-07-30T12:17:57.556+01:00We went to the world premier of an opera on Friday...We went to the world premier of an opera on Friday called "Silver Birch". It weaves together Siegfried Sassoon's poetry from WW1 with the real live experience of a British soldier in Iraq (who was in the audience). A lot of the ideas for the story came from local school children, who were also performing on stage. It was an extremely moving evening, and it underscored the problems still faced by soldiers coming back from war. https://www.garsingtonopera.org/silver-birch-2017<br />Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16169426612532562942noreply@blogger.com