The Maiden in the Tower/Kashchei the Immortal, Opera House, Buxton
Opera House, Buxton: Two rare one-act pieces make up this unusual Buxton double bill of works written around the turn of the 20th century - Sibelius's early The Maiden in the Tower in 1896, Rimsky-Korsakov's late Kashchei the Immortal in 1902. Dramatically, both stem from the fairy tale tradition. Director Stephen Lawless and designer Russell Craig observe these origins in stagings that rework the pieces in…