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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.
- Folk Renaissance Classical Opera
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- Jonathan C. Eastwood
Mar 27, 2012 · THE TIMES Dr Dee is 18 tracks of songs and music inspired by the life of John Dee, mathematician, polymath and advisor to Elizabeth I. Described by Albarn as 'strange pastoral folk', Dr Dee...
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- Damon Albarn
Jun 22, 2011 · Albarn and the director Rufus Norris have built an "English Opera" entitled Doctor Dee around his story, which will be premiered as part of the Manchester International festival on 1 July.
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.
- Lindsay Zoladz
Damon Albarn discusses his new opera about Dr John Dee, the Elizabethan astrologer, courtier, alchemist and spy, ahead of its premiere on Friday night at the...
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- Guardian Music
May 5, 2012 · Damon Albarn's hymn to 16th-century polymath John Dee is arcane yet fascinating, writes Kitty Empire
