Guardian Music — Doctor Dee was a confidante of Elizabeth I, a mathematician and alchemist. Damon Albarn has written an opera about him and says the work has allowed him to express his patriotismIt's Tuesday morning in the mess of glass, metal and international retai... more info

NME - The Daily Download — So this is slightly different from working behind the mask of animated rock'n'roll monkeys. For Daman Albarn's latest musical project, he's teamed up with theatre director Rufus Norris to create an opera about John Dee - an astrologer and alchemist w... more info

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Stereogum — Damon Albarn stopped by BBC One’s Andrew Marr Show to debut a piece from his collaboration with theater director Rufus Norris. Together they’ve written an opera about John Dee, the 16th century alchemist and medical advisor to Queen Elizabeth I. ... more info

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Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Damon Albarn is hoping to release an album of songs from his new opera, which is inspired by "medieval church music". more info

ContactMusic — British rocker Damon Albarn is hoping to release an album of songs from his new opera, which is inspired by "medieval church music". The brains behind Blur and Gorillaz has been busy writing Doctor Dee, an opera about 16th century English scientist J... more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offBilly Jenkins & Trio Blues Suburbia Jazz Gives Me the Blues The publicity for this record admits that a Jenkins album of standard songs is like "a Lady Gaga guide to cardig... more info

NME — Beatles legend confirms he has been talking to Damon Albarn more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Sir Paul McCartney is eyeing a collaboration with Damon Albarn's band Gorillaz. more info