| With funding from Tunbridge Wells Borough Council opera by definition education is offering in-school workshops at the end of January 2009 to schools in the borough based on the themes of the opera.
The workshops are interactive and are designed as a prequel to the students attending the matinee performance on the 11th February at a substantially reduced ticket price. This is a unique opportunity for students in the borough to attend an opera in a traditional theatre. Many of the students/children will be unaware that Tunbridge Wells has this magnificent building and opera by definition and J D Wetherspoon are proud to offer this unique opportunity.
Tamerlano: subjects covered in the in-school workshops
- History of the Ottoman Empire during the 14th & 15th century
- Baroque music
- The counter-tenor voice and how this is used in today’s popular music
- The Harpsichord & Theorbo
- Christopher Marlow’s play Tamburlaine the Great (where appropriate)
- George Frederick Handel
- Production issues both creative & technical
Tamerlano: in-school participants
- Animateur
- Counter-tenor & soprano singers
- Theorbo player
- Pianist
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