Eliza is the Fairest Queen / Fair Oriana
Sun 26th June @ 6:00 pm
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BRIGHTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL
Eliza is the Fairest Queen
Fair Oriana
Penelope Appleyard and Lucy Cox sopranos
Sam Brown lute, guitar
Harry Buckoke viol
Alexander Duggan percussion
Popular songs from the time of good Queen Bess, alongside Tudor-tinted arrangements of some of the greatest hits from the 70-year reign of our current Queen Elizabeth, to include Vera Lynn, Aretha Franklin and the Beatles.
Anecdotes about two of England’s most influential female monarchs make a humorous comparison with some early ‘kings behaving badly’!
Please note that Royal Spa is an outdoor venue. Please bring your own seating (folding chairs or picnic blankets) and you are welcome to bring a picnic.
Royal Spa, Queen’s Park, Brighton BN2 0BT
£15 (12–25 £7.50, under-12s free)
Tickets: www.bremf.org.uk
Information: www.bremf.org.uk / 01420 86267
