Doctor Dee
''Dr Dee: An English Opera'' is an opera created by theatre director Rufus Norris and musician and composer Damon Albarn. Its debut performance was at the Palace Theatre, Manchester in July 2011, as part of the 2011 Manchester International Festival. The opera is based on the life of John Dee, medical and scientific advisor to Elizabeth I of England, Elizabeth I. Background Damon Albarn became associated with the Manchester International Festival through a 2006 concert production by his band Gorillaz, ''Demon Days Live'', a 2007 Chinese opera, ''Monkey: Journey to the West'', and a 2009 immersive theatre production, ''It Felt Like a Kiss'', for which he wrote music. An opera titled ''Doctor Dee'' was originally planned as a collaboration between Albarn, Gorillaz partner Jamie Hewlett and comic book author Alan Moore. According to Moore, he was approached by Albarn and Hewlett to collaborate on an opera featuring superheroes, but instead he suggested John Dee as a subject. He wi ...
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