Heritage Opera present Jonathan Dove's new opera, Mansfield Park

By Laura Kate Wilson, 08 August 2011

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Reviewed at Temple Newsam, Leeds on 6 August 2011

Dove, Mansfield Park

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Laura Kate Wilson

Laura has an MA in English from the University of St Andrews, and has worked as a features writer and a freelance reviewer. She is fascinated by all aspects of opera, but has a particular interest in the role of the baritone on the operatic stage and a passion for the works of Puccini.