Twice Through the Heart notes. 7. "Interlude" — Instrumental section.<br> 8. "Landslide" — Her husband is buried in land, she in prison.<br> 9. "China Cup" — She is locked in with only the decorated china cup which she has taken from home to prison. "Twice Through the Heart" was first performed on 13 June 1997 at the Snape Maltings Concert Hall during the 50th Aldeburgh Festival. Sally Burgess was accompanied by the ENO Contemporary Opera Studio conducted by Nicholas Kok. The companion piece was the chamber opera "The Country of the Blind" which Turnage had composed relatively quickly in order to make up a
Shifnal Festival Shifnal Festival The Shifnal Festival was an annual Music, Arts and Culture Festival held in the market town of Shifnal, Shropshire. Little is known about the origins of the festival. A book published in 1904 by Harold Sadler suggests the festival was a local event held in the grounds of Aston Hall to the east of the town. Aston Hall was at the time owned by Colonel McClean. Sadler's book marks the festival as being The Hadley Orpheus Choir's first competitive success. Research carried out as part of the Shifnal Town Plan in 2008 suggested residents of the town were