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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
John Crace

Digested opera plots

Cunning Little Vixen

What a big gun you have Mr Poacher. All the better to shoot you Little Vixen. Cheer up, said the frog. Kiss me and I'll turn into an opera.

* The Cunning Little Vixen live-streams on the Guardian direct from Glyndebourne on Sunday 10 June at 630pm

La Cenerentola

Oh please. please can I try on the glass slipper? This isn't some pantomime, Cinderella. Calm down a bit and put on the bracelet instead.

The Fairy Queen

I could have sworn I had a fairy Queen in the back of my cab. Don't be daft, that was just a midsummer night's dream.

Le nozze di Figaro

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's not even a man. It's Cherubino jumping out the window.

L'enfant et les sortileges

Don't think that you can mess with us just because we look like we're toys, kiddo. I want my Maman. OK, you seem to have learned your leçon.

L'heure espagnole

Does time feel as if it is standing still when you are in love? Only if you are hiding inside a grandfather clock

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