Blog | January 17, 2017
Shakespeare Lives: Far East Report
Visiting the great cities of Hong Kong, Shanghai, Wuhan and Beijing, we set out on our second tour of mainland China, alongside British singers Mary Bevan and Tim Mead in celebration of Shakespeare in this the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death. “… made this concert a phenomenon was the marvelous programming; every piece in the first and second half
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In summer 2026, The English Concert continues its residency at Garsington Opera on the Wormsley Estate.
Mary Bevan and Harry Bicket rehearse ‘Lascia ch’io pianga’ from Handel’s Rinaldo
“So we’re going to sing Handel’s most famous aria, but actually… anyone’s most famous aria.”
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