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Tag Archives: Troy

The Also-Ran Who Outran Fate: Daniel Purcell’s Judgement of Paris

In 1701, Daniel Purcell wrote his Judgement of Paris for a competition to encourage the development of English opera, created by Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax and his friends. Purcell’s entry…

March 7, 2014 in Baroque, Opera.

Just Look Back in Anger: Tippett’s King Priam

English Touring Opera take Tippett’s powerful pacifist retelling of Homer’s Iliad on tour in a strong, beautifully designed production, directed by James Conway, which will leave hearts and minds in turmoil. In…

February 17, 2014 in Opera.

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