Gothic horror meets Siegmund Freud in Saint-Saëns’s The Silver Bell at Winchester’s Theatre Royal

Gothic horror meets Siegmund Freud in Saint-Saëns’s The Silver Bell at Winchester’s Theatre Royal

Of Camille Saint-Saëns’s thirteen operas, only Samson and Dalila remains a regular part of the repertory. So, the enterprising New Sussex Opera must be congratulated on presenting the UK premiere of the composer’s first opera, Le Timbre d’argent, first given in Lewes, East Sussex, in May this year and supported by an effective English translation from Paul Featherstone. Previously, there had only been an opportunity to hear a recording of this w…