2.30pm
Armonico Consort
Kings School Theatre
Buy tickets: £22

Purcell - Dido & Aeneas
Lully - La Bourgeois Gentilhomme (The Prodigious Snob)

Internationally renowned vocal ensemble Armonico Consort makes a welcome return to the Worcester Three Choirs Festival following sell-out performances of its magical production of Purcell's The Fairy Queen in 2005. 

In a uniquely creative programme, Armonico Consort pairs the emotion of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas with the hilarious comedy of La Bourgeois Gentilhomme.

Without doubt, Purcell's astonishingly powerful work Dido and Aeneas is a most captivating short opera. From the emotional intensity of the famous lament, to the witty comedy of the drunken sailor, Purcell tackles a wide spectrum of human behaviour and emotions. Lully's brilliant comedy-ballet, has some of the most rousing French Baroque music ever written and is combined with Miles Malleson's adaptation 'The Prodigious Snob''. This is a hilarious story of a man desperate to climb the social ladder, whatever the cost. With the comedy and melodiousness, this could indeed be called 'A Baroque Magic Flute'. If you love Mozart, you will adore this.
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