Opera about Alexander Litvinenko murder to premiere in UK in July

‘For me is about justice,’ says widow explaining why she is happy to see operatic retelling

It is a tragic story of love, power and loss, but Marina Litvinenko hopes an opera based on her husband’s murder will also help bring about something far more important to her: justice.

Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian secret service officer, died after being poisoned with the radioactive isotope polonium-210 in London in 2006.

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