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SUMMARY:Don Juan
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Brilliant Irreverence of Lord Byron\n\n\n\n\nThis concert play\, written by and starring Tama Mattheson\, explores the seductive and scandalous life of the great poet\, Lord Byron\, examining it through the prism of his most famous poem\, Don Juan. The play interweaves the lives of Byron and his hero into one brilliant and hilarious whole\, leaving the audience with a rich impression of one of the greatest creative geniuses of all time. \nWith the accompaniment of a rich selection of classical music performed by acclaimed pianist Clare Hammond\, Don Juan merges the life of one the geniuses of Western culture with one of its great creations\, until it becomes difficult to tell where fact ends and fiction begins. The story will be brought to life by writer\, actor and director Tama Matheson in the ideal surroundings of Long Gallery at Englefield House. \nSponsored by The Storey Charitable Trust\n \nProgramme\nHélène de Montrgeroult Études Nos. 28\, 38\, 41\, 62\, 74\, 82\, 107\nFolk Song Wild Mountain Thyme (arr. Clare Hammond)\nFelix Mendelssohn Songs Without Words\, Op. 67 No. 5\nIsaac Albéniz ’Triana’ and ‘Cádiz (El Puerto)’ from Iberia and ‘Granada (Serenata)’ from Suite Española\, Op. 47\nLudwig van Beethoven ‘Scherzo’ from Piano Sonata Op. 2 No. 3 in C major\nClaude DeBussy ‘La Puerta del Vino’ from Préludes\, Book 2\nRobert Schumann ‘Rebus’\, Appendix from Album for the Young\, Op. 68\nWilliam Grant Still ‘Phantom Chapel’ from Bells\nEdvard Grieg Excerpts from Piano Concerto in A minor\, Op. 16 \n  \nPerformers\nTama Matheson director / actor / writer\nClare Hammond piano \n  \n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n£21.25\n(includes £1.25 Corn Exchange booking fee per ticket) \nBook Tickets Online \n\n\n\n\n  \n
URL:https://www.newburyspringfestival.org.uk/event/don-juan/
LOCATION:Englefield House\, Englefield House\, Theale\, Reading\, Berkshire\, RG7 5EN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Musical Theatre, Dance
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