Another view on Dr Dee

Leif Jerram finds Damon Albarn's opera about the Elizabethan Renaissance man John Dee visually stunning but very frustratingThis opera, written by Damon Albarn about the all-round Elizabethan Renaissance man John Dee, is very frustrating. I wouldn't mind so much if it were inaccurate about Dee's life – no one critiques Shakespeare on the "accuracy" of Richard III. What I do mind, however, is the fact that this shambolic show tells us remarkably little about Dee's life.Dee is an ideal subject f...

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