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Tears and catharsis as Kyiv premieres opera about Ukrainian children abducted by Russia

First lady and affected families in audience for highly charged performance of excerpts of Mothers of Kherson

The Guardian - UK

Marie and Rosetta review – Beverley Knight’s mighty voice soars as the godmother of rock’n’roll

Didactic two-hander sees trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe face down racism with song as she tours the segregated US south with her fawning protege

The Guardian - UK

Marie and Rosetta at the Rose Theatre, Kingston: magnificent singing, pedestrian script

3/5 Beverley Knight and Ntombizodwa Ndlovu shine as the gospel singer Sister Rosetta Tharp and her younger sister, but are undermined by the script

Evening Standard

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Beverley Knight to play rock’n’roll pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe

The Olivier-winning star ‘excited and honoured’ to take the lead in the UK premiere of Marie and Rosetta, a 1940s-set two-hander from George Brant

The Guardian - UK

Jeanine Tesori becomes first woman composer to open Met Opera season with reworked `Grounded'

Jeanine Tesori becomes the first woman composer to open a season in the Metropolitan Opera’s 141-year history when a revised “Grounded” starring mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo is featured at Monday night’s gala

The Independent UK

‘Grounded,’ a new opera about a female fighter pilot turned drone operator, prepares to take off

Nearly 10 years after it was first imagined as an opera, “Grounded” is ready to take flight

The Independent UK

‘Marie & Rosetta’ soars on the musical wings of rock ’n’ roll, gospel pioneer

Between powerhouse numbers, the dramatic tension at Northlight Theatre comes from the clashing personalities and musical styles of Sister Rosetta Tharpe and her protege Marie Knight.

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Rosetta Tharpe, who helped turn gospel sounds into rock ’n’ roll, mentors newcomer in Northlight play

‘Marie & Rosetta’ depicts a pairing of singers whose made ‘intoxicating’ music together, playwright says.

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