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Peter Phillips on taking Victoria's Requiem to the college campuses of America

The US is on the brink of significant political change, though I doubt whether there will be any modifying of the principle that organisations which already have money shouldn’t have more, especially if it is in the name of education. Yet the intended beneficiaries of this wealth seem not to be benefiting. According to a recent survey, American college students are ‘on average’ 20 pounds heavier than is good for them, which unsurprisingly leads to the kind of listlessness I’ve been witnessing.

The Spanish court which Victoria served was no stranger to the idea that, if there is more gold out there, the top people should have it and hang the consequences. Their glory days were soon over, though not before their culture had spawned this masterpiece. I wonder if the contemporary modalities of the American scene can come anywhere near to inspiring as much.

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