Damon Albarn - Dr Dee footage from the show and audience reactions

Dr Dee ENO 8 performances - June 25, 26, 28, 29 & July 4, 6, 7 at 7.30pm , July 7 at 2.30pm Visit http://bit.ly/DrDeeENO for ticket info

Running time: 2hrs.
Pre-performance talk: Thur June 28, 5.30-6.15pm, £5

Get the album on CD/Digital/Vinyl here: http://smarturl.it/DamonAlbarnDrDee

Starring Damon Albarn - About the production

Following the success of Damon Albarn's Monkey: Journey to the West, ENO presents the London premiere of Albarn's visionary new opera Dr Dee.

Although largely unknown today, Doctor Dee was the quintessential Renaissance Man. From astrology to alchemy and physics to philosophy, his thirst for knowledge was insatiable and, as a key advisor to Elizabeth I, he is credited with providing much of the intelligence which shaped 'the British Empire' established under her rule. Dee also dabbled in the occult and, ultimately, this fascination destroyed him. Conned by a deranged medium, Dee's career ended in disgrace and sexual scandal and he died discredited and penniless.

This fascinating figure is bought to life by the extraordinary talents of composer and musician Damon Albarn, and director Rufus Norris. Albarn's music is an ingenious mix of pop vocals, much of which he will perform live on-stage, with contemporary orchestral music played on 16th-century period instruments. Rufus Norris's staging presents five centuries of English history and the three realms of earth, heaven and hell, with the virtuosic flare which has secured him a raft of awards and five-star reviews from London to Broadway.

Reviews of Dr Dee's 2011 staging at the Manchester International Festival:
'Fresh, original and heartfelt... I was entranced'
The Daily Telegraph
'A thoroughly beguiling spectacle... deserves a gold medal for sheer imagination and invention'
The Observer
'A breathtaking spectacle... rich in invention, imagery and imagination'
The Stage
Performances

June 25, 26, 28, 29 & July 4, 6, 7 at 7.30pm , July 7 at 2.30pm
8 performances. Running time: 2hrs.
Pre-performance talk: Thur June 28, 5.30-6.15pm, £5
Visit eno.org for more info.
Album
"Dr Dee", a new studio album by Damon Albarn, set for release by Parlophone Records on 7th May 2012. Dr Dee is 18 tracks of songs combining Albarn's voice with early English choral and instrumentation alongside modern, West African and Renaissance sounds. Dr Dee was recorded late last year in Albarn's West London studio and also in Salford with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. The album was mixed by Valgeir Sigursson in Reykjavik. Dr Dee will be available on CD, vinyl and as a digital download. For more info visit: http://smarturl.it/DamonAlbarnDrDee

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[Pozpenguin]

brian cox sent me here

[musixxx007]

Marvelous Dream

[jammm1115]

He's a true artist to the core. And today, that's rare.

[RedFlightStudios]

Are you the real Damon Albarn? If yes, I'm a huge fan of yours. I ove your Gorillaz albums, the lyrics are so great ... So you're out?

[MissSleepyhed]

I wish I was there to watch such a marvelous show!

[alisarqunibi1]

whats the song at the end??

[jamieh1974]

lovely thanks very much

[karl Wolfenden]

I need to this like I need oxygen.!!!!

[Sid Savant]

It should be "Coronation" :-)

[Sid Savant]

It's called "Corontaion", song nr. 7 from the Dr. Dee album.

[jamieh1974]

Does anyone know what the bit of music is called when the couple make love ( 0:34 above ) and if it's available anywhere? I found that part beautiful