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4 Oct 2016, Barbican, London
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´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2016-17 season Schmitt's Antony and Cleopatra

´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Schmitt's Antony and Cleopatra
19:30 Tue 4 Oct 2016 Barbican, London
A rare opportunity to experience Schmitt’s Antoine et Cléopâtre in a dramatic context with readings by actors from Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.
A rare opportunity to experience Schmitt’s Antoine et Cléopâtre in a dramatic context with readings by actors from Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.

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Florent Schmitt’s 1920 sumptuous and atmospheric incidental music to Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra was created for André Gide’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s play about palace intrigue, love, scandal and death. The ´óÏó´«Ã½ SO joins forces with Shakespeare’s Globe for a very special evening devised by Globe Music Director Bill Barclay, directed by Iqbal Khan and featuring actors from the Globe, offering audiences a rare opportunity to see and hear this highly perfumed and rarely performed work in its dramatic context.