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Following the huge success of the inaugural Maldon Festival of Arts last year, we are delighted to be able to present a bigger and better festival for 2009, running from June 13th to July 5th.
The festival opens with the hugely successful double-act Colin and Gulliver presenting Around the world with Noel Coward, or Gulliver Travels again on June 13th. Then the world-famous Kings Consort will appear under its new name of Retrospect Ensemble on June 14th. They will be accompanied by celebrated counter-tenor, Robin Blaze. Another famous counter-tenor, James Bowman, CBE returns on July 1st. Mr Bowman is one of the festival’s patron’s, as is Sarah Walker CBE who will spend two days working with up-coming young singers in masterclasses on June 17th and 18th. The all-female baroque group, The Brook Street Band, mark Handel’s anniversary year with his English Cantatas in St Peter’s Chapel, Bradwell on June 28th and MacTheatre presents The Merry Wives of Windsor June 25th to 27th. World music devotees can once again enjoy the evocative music of Senegalese Kora player, Kadialy Kouyate on June 19th. There are many more concerts and recitals throughout the three-week period, plus cinema, literature hours, art exhibitions and theatre. The whole festival culminates, by popular request, in a revival of Hand Made Opera’s production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Trial by Jury in the historic courtroom of Maldon’s Moot Hall July 3rd to 5th. Maldon is the place to be for the last two weeks of June and the first week of July but, as if that weren’t enough, the festival is also promoting local groups in the Maldon Festival local week, July 11th to 18th.
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July 3rd - July 5th Gilbert and Sullivan: Trial by Jury |
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July 3rd 7.30pm The Moot Hall July 4th and 5th 2pm and 7.30pm The Moot Hall Hand Made Opera’s highly successful production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Trial by Jury returns to the historic courtroom of Maldon’s Moot Hall. This year, HMO’s soloist will be presenting a gala first half of favourite arias and ensembles from other G&S operettas. Please note that the courtroom is on the first floor and there is no lift. Production sponsored by the Friends of the Moot Hall and Maldon Town Council Tickets: £20 |
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