Madison Early Music Festival presents The Newberry Consort
Les amours de la reine Élisabeth (The loves of Queen Elizabeth)
Event Details
Date
Sunday, July 10, 2016
Time
7:30 p.m.
Location
Mills Concert Hall, Mosse Humanities Building
Description
The Newberry Consort, from Chicago, creates a historical soundtrack to the 1912 silent movie Les amours de la reine Élisabeth (The loves of Queen Elizabeth). A violin string band, along with world-famous soprano Ellen Hargis, perform the dramatic music written about the historical events surrounding Elizabeth and her court, from the English victory over the Spanish Armada, Elizabeth's tragic relationship with Robert Devereux, the Earl of Sussex, to her eventual demise.
Cost
$25, $10 for students
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