The Winter's Tale (opera) The Winter's Tale (opera) The Winter's Tale is an opera in three acts by Ryan Wigglesworth. The libretto is by the composer, based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare. The opera, in a production directed by Rory Kinnear, and conducted by the composer, was premiered at the English National Opera on 27 February 2017. The opera follows the main story of the play, reduced to three acts, and dropping the character Autolycus, and some other well-known features of the play such as Antigonus's stage direction "Exit, pursued by a bear". Act I is set in Sicily.
Fables for Our Time and Famous Poems Illustrated "Fables for Our Time and Famous Poems Illustrated" contains 28 fables written and illustrated by Thurber. "Fables for Our Time and Famous Poems Illustrated" contains nine poems written by diverse authors and illustrated by Thurber (the dates given are those of The New Yorker issue): Fables for Our Time and Famous Poems Illustrated Fables for Our Time and Famous Poems Illustrated is a 1940 book by James Thurber. Thurber updates some old fables and creates some new ones of his own. Notably there is 'The Bear Who Could Take It Or Leave It Alone' about a bear who lapses into