The Dancing Master, Buxton International Festival review - doing it on the radio | reviews, news & interviews The Dancing Master, Buxton International Festival review - doing it on the radio The Dancing Master, Buxton International Festival review - doing it on the radio Snappy rhythms and lovely tunes make a ‘lost’ opera by Malcolm Arnold live again by Robert BealeMonday, 12 July 2021 How would you solve the problems inherent in a production of Malcolm Arnold’s The Dancing Master, bearing in mind the need for social distancing for performers, comparatively miniscule budgets for scenery and props, and the uncertainty surrounding just about everything in a summer opera festival these days?