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Extraordinary in her time: Joseph Phibbs & Dominic Sandbrook's new opera, Mrs T, aims to explore Mrs Thatcher as a personality, see how she reacted to political events

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When:
June 8, 2026 · 6:46 AM
Where:
Opera Holland Park's
Source:
Planet Hugill: Terrific and intensely atmospheric: the String Quartet No. 1 and Piano Quintet by Olli Mustonen from the Engegård Quartet and the composer on LAWO Classics

Joseph Phibbs & Dominic Sandbrook: Mrs T - Lucy Schaufer as Mrs T in rehearsal (Photo: Claire Shovelton) Whether you love her or hate her, Mrs Thatcher remains an iconic figure but not a character who would immediately make you think of opera. However, ever since John Adams and Alice Goodman's 1978 opera Nixon in China (based on Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to China), contemporary politics has proved surprising source-material for new operas. Now composer Joseph Phibbs and historian Dominic Sandbr

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