Work: Sir John in Love

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Composer	Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)
Period	Early 20th century
Year	1928
Work type	Opera / Oratorio

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LondonSigh no more: A celebration of Elizabethan poetry in song

St Giles, Cripplegate, Thu, 19 Nov at 18:00

Rosseter, Brahms, Chilcott, Holst I., Vaughan Williams, Rutter

Deborah Miles-Johnson; Gloriana; Brian Parsons

St Stephen Walbrook, Wed, 25 Nov at 13:00

Rosseter, Brahms, Chilcott, Vaughan Williams, Rutter, Holst I., Warlock, Gibbs

Deborah Miles-Johnson; Gloriana; Brian Parsons

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The fat knight sings in Bard Festival's Sir John in Love

Ann Toomey, Craig Colclough, Sarah Saturnino © Bard Music Festival | Stephanie Berger

Cameron Kelsall, 13 Aug

A two-week Ralph Vaughan Williams retrospective closed with his gentle, folksy spin on Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor.

***11

Sir John in Love: bursting with energy

David Smythe, 15 May

Driven by a folky score, and on a stunning set, the Glasgow Conservatoire students had bags of fun with this Merry Wives tale, positively bursting with energy.

****1