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Dr Dee: An English Opera is an opera created by theatre director Rufus Norris and musician and composer Damon Albarn. Its debut performance was at the Palace Theatre, Manchester in July 2011, as part of the 2011 Manchester International Festival. The opera is based on the life of John Dee, medical and scientific advisor to Elizabeth I.
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May 7, 2012 · A departure from his recent work with Gorillaz and Rocket Juice & the Moon, Dr Dee is the stately, melancholy soundtrack to the opera Damon Albarn wrote for director Rufus Norris.
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May 7, 2012 · About “Dr Dee”. “Dr Dee” is an English Opera written by Rufus Norris and composed by Damon Albarn. It is based on the life of John Dee, a medical advisor of Queen Elizabeth I. The opera ...
May 3, 2012 · Damon Albarn: Dr Dee – review. (Parlophone) Robin Denselow. Thu 3 May 2012 17.30 EDT. I t starts with birdsong and a church bell, and turns into a quirky blend of early English pastoral styles ...
Jul 9, 2011 · Damon Albarn, that extraordinary musical chameleon, has followed the success of Monkey: Journey to the West, with a masque, appropriately in homage to a forgotten figure of the Elizabethan era, Dr ...