Eugène Goossens (1893-1962) was an English composer whose work was initially held in the same high esteem as contemporaries such as Walton but who has since faded into obscurity. He worked across the UK US andAustralia and helped lobby for the Sydney Opera House to be built. He was knighted in 1955. His music helped incorporate French impressionism into English Romantic music. His Four Sketc…

The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat investigates the world of a person with visual agnosia such people ?see but do not see?. This Chamber Opera by Michael Nyman with libretto by Oliver Sacks ChristopherRawlence and Michael Morris was based on the book of the same title by Oliver Sacks and first performed in London on 27 October 1986.This full score edition contains introductions in Englis…