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Classical music, opera, ballet and dance in Durham, United Kingdom

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DurhamLucrezia BorgiaNew production

Durham Gala Theatre, Mon 27 Mar at 19:30
Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia
Gerry Cornelius; Eloise Lally; English Touring Opera; Adam Wiltshire; Old Street Band; Paula Sides
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DurhamIl viaggio a ReimsNew production

Durham Gala Theatre, Tue 28 Mar at 19:30
Rossini: Il viaggio a Reims
Jonathan Peter Kenny; Valentina Ceschi; English Touring Opera; Adam Wiltshire; Old Street Band; Lucy Hall
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An Enduring Voice: The Sixteen's 40th anniversary choral pilgrimage

Jane Shuttleworth, 25 Oct
The Sixteen's 40th anniversary choral pilgrimage mixes Tudor music from the treasure trove of the Eton Choirbook with music that hadn't been written when the group were founded, including a striking new work by James MacMillan.
****1
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The Sixteen's Round-Britten Choral Pilgrimage reaches Durham

Jane Shuttleworth, 26 Oct
The Sixteen's Choral Pilrimage dissolves the boundaries between old and new, sacred and profane with striking performances of music by Cornysh and Britten. 
*****
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Dido and Aeneas rescue a disappointing Baroque triple bill from ETO

Jane Shuttleworth, 22 Oct
English Touring Opera's triple bill of early Baroque miniatures promised an intruiging evening but failed up to expectations. 
**111
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The Sixteen Choral Pilgrimage: Davy, Mundy and Sheppard

Jane Shuttleworth, 24 Oct
Massive pieces of Tudor polyphony, sung with captivating intensity by The Sixteen and Harry Christophers as their 2014 Choral Pilgrimage comes to Durham Cathedral.
****1
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Phantasm viol consort: Perilous polyphony

Jane Shuttleworth, 10 May
Fantasias for viol trio performed by members of Phantasm illustrate the inventiveness of England's best composers from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
****1
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Medieval greats - Guillaume du Machaut and Guillaume Dufay

Jane Shuttleworth, 11 Mar
The Orlando Consort demonstrate with intelligence, wit and style, why they think Guillaume du Machaut and Guillaume Dufay rank among the greatest composers in western music.
****1
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