Rossini Club Nantucket

"The Heart of the Matter"

August 29, 2025

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"Still falls the rain," writes Edith Sitwell, capturing the haunting aftermath of post-Blitz London. This poignant poem was later set to music by English composer Benjamin Britten in his Canticle III for tenor, horn, and piano—a powerful meditation on the horrors of war and the violence inflicted upon the innocent. From this seed, the Rossini Club and tenor Benjamin Boskoff have crafted a theatrical evening that pays tribute to the resilience of the human spirit.

The performance will feature a curated selection of music from early 20th-century Britain, alongside works by Mahler, Shostakovich, Berlioz, and others, creating a narrative that reflects the deep scars and enduring hope of a world reshaped by conflict. This special evening has been designed exclusively by the Rossini Club for our second staged collaboration with the Nantucket Dreamland. 

A theatrical evening of Britten, Mahler, Shostakovich and British music from the World Wars.