The Cenci is a 1951 opera in eight scenes by Havergal Brian based on the Shelley play The Cenci. The opera premiered in 1997 in the UK in a performance in London by the Millennium Sinfonia conducted by James Kelleher.[1] However, even on very cursory acquaintance, it is not unreasonable to speculate that Turandot and also the opera that followed it The Cenci, whilst both worthy of production and assessment by the highest standards, are but a prelude ...</ref>