http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Former steel worker inspires opera Cycle Song en Mon, 18 May 2026 14:39:44 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7757#post-78614 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:40:59 +0000 amir 78614@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-18847919">A former steel worker from Scunthorpe has inspired a community opera ahead of the London 2012 Olympics.</p> <p>Brumby Hall is staging a two-day show called Cycle Song, written by Barnsley poet Ian McMillan and composer Tim Sutton.</p> <p>Albert 'Lal' White, the subject of the show, was a steel worker by day and at night trained as a cyclist.</a> </p>