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ETO: Dido & Aeneas triple bill
A shadowy world of tragedy and sensuality in ETO's unique triple bill of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas alongside new dramatisations of music by Carissimi and Gesualdo.
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ETO: Handel – Radamisto
Faithfulness and depravity collide in Handel's opera 'Radamisto', performed by ETO in a new production inspired by the art of ancient Armenia.
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Café Mozart: The other Shakespeares
Durham alumnus Derek McCulloch and his period ensemble Café Mozart perform Haydn and settings of poems by Goethe
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The Choral Pilgrimage: Sacred and Profane
The 2018 Choral Pilgrimage, conducted by Harry Christophers, explores how Benjamin Britten and William Cornysh mixed the sacred and secular.
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Jazz at Ushaw: Riviera Quartet
The Newcastle based Riviera Quartet aim to capture the essence of early 1960s Dizzy Gillespie/Lalo Schifrin on the French Riviera.
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DCCA: Memorial
For remembrance, Durham Consort of Singers and Coquetdale Chamber Choir perform John Casken's Memorial and Howells's Requiem.
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Cantatas on the Coming Judgement
The Bishop's consort, directed by David Stancliffe perform cantatas by J.S. Bach, chosen to reflect this time of remembrance.
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Musicon: Quatuor Bozzini
Canadian string quartet Quatuor Bozzini perform contemporary chamber music at Musicon, including the world premiere of a new work by Durham's James Weeks.
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Durham Cathedral Choir: Messiah
For this year's Christmas concert, Durham Cathedral Choir and the Avison Ensemble perform Handel's Messiah.
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Durham Choral Society: Festive Music
Durham Choral Society's traditional Christmas concert. Details to be announced
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Opera dei Lumi: Messiah
Opera dei Lumi shine a new light on one of the best-loved works in the choral repertoire, performing Handel's Messiah in the composer's 1750 version.
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Bach: Christmas Oratorio
The Durham Singers with the Durham Singers Ensemble on period instruments perform Bach's dazzling musical account of the Christmas story.
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Durham Choral Society: Messiah
The 2019 Durham Vocal Festival opens with Handel's Messiah performed by Durham Choral Society and The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
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Spem in Alium
Tallis's 40-part masterpiece Spem in Alium, Howells's deeply moving Requiem, with shorter works by Tallis and Vaughan Williams.
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Rossini: Petite Messe Solonelle
Durham Choral Society perform Rossini's delightful Petite Messe Solonelle, a piece the composer called one of his "sins of old age".
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