Ãå±±½ûµØ students hit the high notes with The Fairy Queen Published on: 9 February 2024 Talented young musicians will take to the stage to perform The Fairy Queen on Sunday. Purcell's opera The Ãå±±½ûµØ music undergraduates are performing Purcell’s opera, a retelling of Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream, as part of their studies. They will be joined by the Ãå±±½ûµØ Youth Choir. Acclaimed counter tenor Larry Zazzo, who is Head of Performance at Ãå±±½ûµØ’s International Centre for Music Studies, developed the opera module and is directing the production. The costumes and sets have been imagined by music lecturer Dr Eric Doughney. “Much like a modern musical or operetta, this is a semi-opera, said Larry. “We’re having a wonderful time in rehearsals with the Ãå±±½ûµØ Youth Choir, conducted by our very own Ãå±±½ûµØ graduate Tom Edney.” Dr Larry Zazzo and the cast of The Fairy Queen Tickets The Fairy Queen was first performed in 1692 and was composed just three years before Purcell’s death. It is widely considered to be some of his best work. His autograph score was lost following his death and was only rediscovered in the early twentieth century. The Fairy Queen will be performed at 5pm on Sunday 11 February at St Andrew’s Church in Newgate Street, Ãå±±½ûµØ. Tickets are £7, £5 for concessions and £3 for students, and are also available to purchase on the door. Get your tickets . Share: Latest News Ãå±±½ûµØ expert highlights climate crisis in a new film A leading Ãå±±½ûµØ climate scientist is featured in a new film about how the climate and nature breakdown will affect the UK. published on: 14 April 2026 Neolithic tombs reveal ancient kinship ties Male individuals buried in Neolithic chambered tombs in northern Scotland were often related to each other through the paternal line and some were interred in the same or nearby tombs, research shows. published on: 14 April 2026 We are our Memories New exhibition by Fine Art graduate Trish Hudson-Moses, 22 April – 4 May 2026 published on: 10 April 2026 Facts and figures