The title of John Fuller Maitland's article ‘Wanted – An Opera’, in which he argued for the establishment in Britain of a state-supported national opera house, could almost be read as a statement of desire for an operatic work of British origin itself. The perception that composers produced little opera of value in the period of the so-called ‘British Music Renaissance’ has become a trope, despite research in recent years showing the extent of activity, both in terms of composition and performance, during the 20 years either side of 1900.

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'通缉 - 一部歌剧'

约翰·富勒·梅特兰 (John Fuller Maitland) 的文章“通缉——歌剧”的标题，他主张在英国建立一个国家支持的国家歌剧院，几乎可以被解读为对一部源自英国的歌剧作品的渴望声明。尽管近年来的研究显示了 20 年间作曲家在作曲和表演方面的活跃程度，但认为作曲家在所谓的“英国音乐复兴”时期创作的歌剧价值不大的看法已成为一种比喻1900 的两边。