Details While 'Dido and Aeneas' may have been Britain's first opera, London in the 1600s was in fact a hot-bed of music theatre activity. Two of the biggest 'hits' of the time were these two works, 'Matthew Locke's The Tempest' and 'Henry Purcell's The Fairy Queen'. These fusions of music and drama were enormously popular, with songs from these shows sung everywhere from coffee houses to bawdy inns. In this concert the OAE presents an effervescent suite from The Tempest together with dramatised excerpts from Purcell's magical Fairy Queen, giving you a taste of this wonderfully lively music.
When 26 March 2008

Where The Anvil
Time 7.45pm
Cost £10, £16, £25, Half price under 16s, full time students and ES40 holders
Access The ground floor of The Anvil has level access and/or ramps to all areas, with a lift to the upper floor (with Braille controls). There are disabled toilets on both floors, and an infra-red hearing enhancement system.