Â鶹´«Ã½ 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 Â鶹´«Ã½ 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 Â鶹´«Ã½ Youth Choir. Acclaimed counter tenor Larry Zazzo, who is Head of Performance at Â鶹´«Ã½’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 Â鶹´«Ã½ Youth Choir, conducted by our very own Â鶹´«Ã½ 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, Â鶹´«Ã½. 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 Scientists unlock hidden driver of inflammatory bowel disease Scientists have linked a key genetic signal in inflammatory bowel disease to an immune response that shuts down inflammation control, enabling faster diagnosis and targeted treatments. published on: 15 June 2026 Funding system risks limiting genuine community collaboration A new policy paper written by researchers at Â鶹´«Ã½ warns that the way UK research is funded may be undermining efforts to create genuinely collaborative partnerships with communities. published on: 15 June 2026 Volunteers help turn Whitley Bay beach into maths experiment Members of the public joined mathematicians from Â鶹´«Ã½ to create what organisers believe is the largest aperiodic tiling ever attempted on Whitley Bay beach. published on: 15 June 2026 Facts and figures
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