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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. [1]
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May 7, 2012 · Dr Dee. Damon Albarn. 2012. 6.7. By Lindsay Zoladz. Genre: Rock. Label: Parlophone. Reviewed: May 7, 2012. A departure from his recent work with Gorillaz and Rocket Juice & the Moon, Dr...
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May 7, 2012 · “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.
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May 8, 2012 · Dr Dee is one of Albarn’s most English projects ever, which takes some doing. The storyline concerns John Dee, 16th-century philosopher and medical advisor and astrologer to Queen Elizabeth...
Apr 23, 2012 · The Blur and Gorillaz singer has recorded a willfully obscure folk opera, full of baroque flourishes, spoken asides, unsettling rhythm tracks, guest vocalists and hairpin turns that lead down...