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Field new work commissioned by the Welsh National Opera

Authors: Birtles, L., Bennewith, C. and Rowe, A.

Dates: 13 May-22 June 2016

Abstract:

Field is an immersive artwork and memorial for 923 Royal Welch Fusiliers who died at the Battle of the Somme during the First World War and have no known grave. The piece was commissioned by Welsh National Opera to accompany their major new opera, In Parenthesis, by Iain Bell.

https://www.wno.org.uk/event/wno-field

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