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On the actual 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, The Musicians In Ordinary present the last of 3 concerts celebrating The Bard (1564-1616) in music from the age of Tudors & Stuarts, and guests reading texts in original pronunciation.
In Part III, “Shakespeare’s Sorrows”, soprano Hallie Fishel, lutenist John Edwards and a violin band led by Christopher Verrette perform airs by John Dowland (1563-1626) and his contemporaries. Christopher Verrette leads MIO’s violin band in Dowland’s complete Lachrimae or Seven Tears.
Seth Lerer, distinguished American author (Prospero’s Son and Inventing English: A Portable History of the Language) and scholar of English language and literature, will read excerpts from Pericles, Hamlet, Macbeth and other works in the original pronunciation.
Tickets are $30, $20 for students and seniors, available at the door.
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