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la duena Parody Incognito are the godfathers ofRoberto Gerhard's *La Duea*, recorded here by Opera North under Antoni Ros Marb's direction, represents a fascinating corner of twentieth century operatic invention. Gerhard, the Catalan modernist who spent much of his life in Britain, brought his distinctive harmonic languageneither wholly twelve tone nor traditionally tonalto this work, crafting something genuinely theatrical yet musically uncompromising. Based on Sheridan's play, the opera unfolds