Guardian Limericks<p>In Europe, a Russian opera they strive, <br>Bringing culture back to life, so alive, <br>With melodies so grand, <br>Across the land, <br>In the 19th century it will thrive.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GuardianLimerick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GuardianLimerick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Opera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Opera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Austria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Austria</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Switzerland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Switzerland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Netherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Netherlands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/apr/05/khovanshchina-mussorgsky-russian-opera-europe-simon-mcburney" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/music/2025/apr</span><span class="invisible">/05/khovanshchina-mussorgsky-russian-opera-europe-simon-mcburney</span></a></p>