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28. Always In My Life TURKISH DELIGHT THE OPERA She strips off her clothes and runs a bath, bringing with her a bottle of gin, a carving knife, and a bowl of Turkish delight. Her husband comes from beyond the grave to apologize for his behavior and also for the part he ultimately had in the outcome of her life. She is mortified to see him.

In 2009, The A STAGE KINDLY New Musical Theatre Initiative presented a recital of the unusual musical Turkish Delight the Opera by Giles Howe and Katy Lipson on The Battersea Barge in London.

The tragicomedy cult success Turkish Delight the Opera looks at the havoc caused in the wake of one mans love affair, spearheaded by his wife: mad diva Betsy Cohen who extracts retribution by destroying her husbands mistress, his murderer, and eventually herself. The 2009 recital starred:

Soprano spinto Arabella Rodrigo as murderous diva Betsy Cohen Lyric

Soprano Julia Buckley as The British Woman

Baritone Victor Sgarbi as The Turk

High Tenor Adam Bayjou as The British Man

Filmed and edited by James Wallace live at The Battersea Barge.

Further details including cast biogs, a libretto, and many free multimedia downloads at www.turkishdelighttheopera.com including audio and video footage of previous productions.

This recital was produced by The A STAGE KINDLY New Musical Theatre initiative www.astagekindly.com a London-based organisation specialising in new musicals. If you are a fan of new works or indeed if you are writing a musical, you should most definitely visit www.astagekindly.com

Giles Howe and Katy Lipson who wrote Turkish Delight the Opera are currently developing another new musical SOVIET ZION set in the Yiddish homeland in Siberia. Please visit www.sovietzion.com for videos and multimedia, featuring both Arabella Rodrigo (who plays Betsy Cohen in this video) as Mirele Liberman and Julia Buckley (who plays The British Woman in this production) as her daughter, Zofia Liberman.