2024
1901 Arts Club
London SE1 8UE |
Julian Dawes 8 SONGS OF CHRISTINA ROSSETTI
Premiere performance |
Glenn Kesby counter tenor
Jonathan Fisher piano |
2023
St John's Smith Square
London SW1P 3HA |
Handel TOLOMEO, RE D'EGITTO
(Ptolemy, King of Egypt) HWV25 Sung in an English translation by Carmen Lasok |
Baroque Encounter
Glenn Kesby (counter tenor) Tolomeo Carmen Lasok (soprano) Seleuce Lucy Thomas (soprano) Elisa John Lofthouse (baritone) Araspe Alexander Hutton (counter tenor) Alessandro Christopher Tudor director/choreographer Asako Ogawa conductor/harpsichord |
2019
The Warehouse,
13 Theed St, London SE1 8ST |
Christmas Concert
in aid of SPAB London Group (Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings) Henry Purcell Hark how the songsters (from Timon of Athens) Curtain tune (from Timon of Athens) One charming night (from The Fairy Queen) Sound the trumpet (from Come ye sons of art away) Giuseppe Sammartini Sonata No.6 in D minor for 2 recorders Antonio Vivaldi Clarae Stellae Scintillate, RV625 motet Domine Deus (aria from Gloria) Laudamus te (duet from Gloria) Dieterich Buxtehude (c.1637-1707) In dulci jubilo, BuxWV52 |
Baroque Encounter
Lucy Thomas soprano Glenn Kesby counter tenor Lauren Brant recorders David Beaney baroque flute/recorders Katie De La Matter harpsichord/organ First half of programme presented by Lazarus Concert flier front Concert flier back |
St Mary's Church, Cossington, Somerset
Music on the Quantocks Festival West Bagborough Church TA4 3EG |
A. Scarlatti: SALVE REGINA +*
G. Pergolesi: SALVE REGINA in F minor* G. Pergolesi: STABAT MATER +* |
Lucy Thomas soprano +
Glenn Kesby counter tenor * Richard Pearce organ |
Jubilee Community Centre, Charlwoods Road, East Grinstead RH19 2HL
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J. S. Bach: MASS IN B MINOR
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East Grinstead Choral Society
Meridian Chamber Orchestra Richard Jenkinson conductor Jenni Harper soprano Jenny Bacon soprano Glenn Kesby counter tenor Matthew Pochin tenor Christopher Foster bass |
Langham Road
London N15 3LR |
House Concert: Music for Awhile
Song recital covering works from Purcell and Handel through to Vaughan Williams and Finzi |
Glenn Kesby counter tenor
Gina Kruger piano |
2018
St Anne's Church
Limehouse, London E14 7HA |
Baroque Christmas Concert
in aid of SPAB London Group (Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings) |
Lucy Thomas soprano
Glenn Kesby counter tenor Lauren Brant recorders David Beaney baroque flute/recorders Katie De La Matter harpsichord/organ |
Bury Court Opera
The Barn at Bury Court Bentley, Farnham Surrey, GU10 5LZ |
G.F. Handel: GIULIO CESARE
Giulio Cesare (cover) |
BURY COURT OPERA
Director Greg Eldridge Conductor Dane Lam with Camerata Alma Viva Designer Elliott Squire |
2017
St George's German Lutheran Church
55 Alie Street, London E1 8EB |
Pergolesi: STABAT MATER
Schein: Magnificat anima mea Bach: Bereite dich, Zion Schutz: O Lieber Herre Gott, Wecke uns auf Handel: Rejoice Greatly O daughter of Zion Handel: He shall feed his flock/Come unto him |
Christmas Concert in aid of SPAB London Group
Lucy Thomas soprano Glenn Kesby counter tenor Katie De La Matter organ |
Jubliee Community Centre
East Grinstead |
J S Bach: ST MATTHEW PASSION
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East Grinstead Choral Society
with London Orpheus Choir The Meridian Ensemble (leader George Clifford) Richard Jenkinson conductor Mark Padmore Evangelist Kirsty McLean soprano, Glenn Kesby counter tenor, Samuel Oram baritone, Timothy Edlin bass-baritone |
Tudeley Festival of Chamber Music and Voice, Kent
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Opening Gala Concert
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Dulwich Hamlet Recorder Festival, London
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Baroque Encounter
Lauren Brant recorders David Beaney recorders/baroque flute Claire Williams harpsichord Glenn Kesby counter tenor |
2016
College House, Stanton St John, Oxfordshire
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LIZZIE STRATA - MAKE LOVE, OR WAR?
Composer: Roger Simmonds Librettist: David Willcock Premiere performances |
Stanton St John Opera
Messenger/Herald with Dawn Burns, Angharad Watkeys, Katie Roberts, Helen May, Lucia de Pavia-Kinch, Samuel Pantcheff and James Savage-Hanford |
Festival of Chichester
St Pancras Church, Chichester |
2015
Hurstpierpoint Festival
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Soiree - FEAST FOR THE SENSES
Handel, Purcell and Telemann |
Glenn Kesby counter tenor
Claire Williams harpsichord |
St Mary's Church, Thaxted, Essex
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H. Purcell: COME YE SONS OF ART, AWAY
J.S. Bach: MAGNIFICAT M.-A. Charpentier: TE DEUM |
Harlow Chorus
Charivari Agréable Alexander Chaplin conductor Christine Buras soprano, Alys Roberts soprano, Glenn Kesby counter tenor, William Blake tenor, Julian Chou-Lambert bass |
Lassco Brunswick House
Vauxhall, London |
SOLO RECITAL
Purcell, Handel, Caccini, Grieg, Holst, Finzi, Vaughan Williams |
Dulwich Hamlet Recorder Festival, London
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2014
1901 Arts Club, London
Handel House Museum, London
Dulwich Hamlet Recorder Festival, London
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St Matthew's Church
Raynes Park, London |
J Haydn: SALVE REGINA
J Haydn: NELSON MASS with G F Handel's Zadok the Priest and The King shall rejoice |
Wimbledon Chamber Choir and orchestra
Peter Smith conductor Alice Bishop soprano, Glenn Kesby counter tenor, Michael Solomon Williams tenor, Henry Wickham bass |
St Mary's Church,
East Grinstead |
G F Handel: BROCKES' PASSION
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East Grinstead Choral Society
Meridian Chamber Orchestra Richard Jenkinson conductor Neil Jenkins Evangelist, Michael Bundy Jesus, Bibi Heal soprano, Rachel Shouksmith soprano, Glenn Kesby counter tenor, Jon English tenor, Douglas Rice-Bowen bass |
St James' Church
Piccadilly, London |
G F Handel: BROCKES' PASSION
(first performance of the new English edition by Neil Jenkins) |
London Orpheus Choir
London Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Richard Jenkinson conductor Neil Jenkins Evangelist, Michael Bundy Jesus, Bibi Heal soprano, Rachel Shouksmith soprano, Glenn Kesby counter tenor, Jon English tenor, Douglas Rice-Bowen bass |
2013
St Botolph's Church
Aldgate, London |
G F Handel: MESSIAH
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East London Chorus
Alexander Chaplin conductor Paul Ayers organ Stephanie Corley soprano Glenn Kesby counter tenor, Paul Curievici tenor, Callum Thorpe bass |
Holy Trinity Church
Hastings |
G F Handel: MESSIAH
|
Scratch Choir
Robert Aldwinckle conductor Nigel Howard organ Carmen Lasok soprano, Glenn Kesby counter tenor, Will Davies tenor, Tom McDavid bass |
The Great Hall
University of Reading Reading |
J S Bach: MASS IN B MINOR
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Wokingham Choral Society
Charivari Agréable Alexander Chaplin conductor Joanna Marie Skillett soprano, Anna Gillingham soprano, Glenn Kesby counter tenor, Stuart Laing tenor, Edward Grint bass |
Handel House Museum, London
1901 Arts Club, London
Dulwich Hamlet Recorder Festival, London
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White Lodge, Richmond Park
Surrey |
MUSIC FOR AN ARCADIAN LANDSCAPE
Part of the Richmond-upon-Thames Gardens Festival, and opening of The Museum of Dance |
The Lovekyn Consort
Emily Atkinson soprano, Glenn Kesby counter tenor, William Summers recorder/flute, Isabel Meuser violin, Gavin Kibble cello, Yat-Soon Yeo harpsichord |
Salomans Victorian Theatre
Tunbridge Wells, Kent |
J S Bach: ST JOHN PASSION
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Kent Chorus
Meridian Chamber Orchestra Richard Jenkinson conductor Neil Jenkins Evangelist, Michael Bundy Christus, Lesley-Jane Rogers soprano, Glenn Kesby counter tenor, Andrew MacKenzie-Wicks tenor, Nicholas Morton bass |
Hinde Street Methodist Church, London
St John's Chapel
St John's College. Cambridge |
Buxtehude: MISSA BREVIS
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Illustra vocal ensemble
Alexander Chaplin organ |
Chelsea Arts Club, London
|
CARNEVAL - Duet recital of Venetian music
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Lucy Thomas soprano, Glenn Kesby counter tenor, Claire Williams harpsichord
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2012
Hinde Street Methodist Church, London
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G F Handel: MESSIAH
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East London Chorus & ensemble
Alexander Chaplin conductor Alice Privett soprano, Glenn Kesby counter tenor, Thomas Elwin tenor, Bozidar Smeljanic bass |
Hinde Street Methodist Church, London
St John's Church, Stratford, London
|
Purcell: COME, YE SONS OF ART, AWAY
plus Gibbons, Morley, Tomkins and Wilbye |
Illustra vocal ensemble
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Church of St James the Great
East Malling Kent |
G F Handel: MESSIAH
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East Malling Singers
Benjamin Rous conductor Lottie Greenhow soprano, Glenn Kesby counter tenor, Peter Di-Toro tenor, Piran Legg bass |
1901 Arts Club, London
Smallhythe Place Barn Theatre
Tenterden, Kent Handel House Museum, London
Dulwich Hamlet Recorder Festival, London
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West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
|
J S Bach: ST JOHN PASSION
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Collegium Laureatum
Ian Cobb conductor Robyn Allegra Parton soprano, Glenn Kesby counter tenor, Peter Davoren Evangelist, Nicholas Bewes tenor, Michael Bundy Christ, Edward Grint baritone, Nick Webb baritone |
Hinde Street Methodist Church, London
Harris Manchester College Chapel, Oxford
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Buxtehude: MEMBRA JESU NOSTRI
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Illustra vocal ensemble
|
2011
Steffani: Pria ch'io faccia altrui palese
Cavalli: Lucidissima face Caccini: Amarilli mia bella Lotti: Querela amorosa Monteverdi: Pulchra Es; Pur ti miro |
Lucy Thomas soprano, Dawn Johnston theorbo
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Hinde Street Methodist Church, London
|
J S Bach: VERGNÜGTE RUH, BELIEBTE SEELENLUST BWV 170 cantata
Vivaldi: NISI DOMINUS RV 608 motet |
with Alexander Chaplin organ
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1901 Arts Club, London
St Alfege Church
Greenwich, London Dulwich Hamlet Recorder Festival, London
Handel House Museum, London
|
2010
Dulwich Festival
Old Library, Dulwich College, London |
1901 Arts Club, London
Handel House Museum, London
Dulwich Hamlet Recorder Festival, London
Lauderdale House,
Highgate, London |
2009
Christ the King Polish Catholic Church, Balham, London
|
Fauré: REQUIEM
(one-to-a-part) |
Carmen Lasok soprano, Glenn Kesby alto, Richard Sidaway tenor, Dan Roddick baritone
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Hinde Street Methodist Church, London
|
Vivaldi: STABAT MATER
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Ilia Kudryavtsev organ
Eleanor Beamond-Pepler violin |
Islington Town Hall, London
|
Purcell, Handel, Mendelssohn, Sommervell/Handel, Offenbach, Novello
|
Amici Musicali
Carmen Lasok soprano, Glenn Kesby counter tenor, Crispian Steele-Perkins trumpet, Anita Strevens cello, Robert Aldwinckle piano |
2008
Llantilio Crossenny Festival of Music and Drama, Wales
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G F Handel: IMENEO (Tirinto)
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Baroque Encounter
with Robert Aldwinckle conductor, Christopher Tudor director, Carmen Lasok, John Lofthouse, Lucy Thomas and Tristan Stocks |
Handel House Museum, London
|
Telemann: MORALISCHE KANTATEN
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National Portrait Gallery, London
Friday Evening Music Series |
2007
St John's Smith Square
London |
G F Handel: IMENEO (Tirinto)
|
Baroque Encounter
with Robert Aldwinckle conductor, Christopher Tudor director, Carmen Lasok, John Lofthouse, Lucy Thomas and Tristan Stocks |
Victoria Theatre, Halifax,
West Yorkshire |
J S Bach: ST MATTHEW PASSION
|
Halifax Choral Society
The Hanover Band John Pryce-Jones conductor Joanne Dexter soprano, Glenn Kesby counter tenor, Joshua Ellicott Evangelist, Matthew Minter tenor, Oliver Dunn Christ, Mark Rowlinson bass |
Douai Abbey
Nr. Reading, Berks |
J S Bach: ST JOHN PASSION
First performance of a Bach Passion at Douai Abbey |
St James' Church
Piccadilly, London |
Baroque Encounter
with Robert Aldwinckle harpsichord, Anita Strevens cello, Wiebke Thormahlen violin, Carmen Lasok soprano |
2006
Foundling Museum, London
Solihull Arts Complex, Solihull
Riverfront Theatre, Newport, Wales
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HANDEL BY CANDLELIGHT
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Locrian Ensemble
Justin Pearson musical director |
Pennine Spring Music Festival,
Heptonstall, West Yorkshire |
THE INCONSTANT LOVER
Fusion of song, dance and poetry, including Handel's IL DUELLO AMOROSO |
Baroque Encounter
with Carmen Lasok soprano and Robert Aldwinckle harpsichord |
Handel House Museum, London
|
THE RAPTUR'D SOUL - GUADAGNI: Handel's oratorio castrato
Part of the Handel & the Castrati exhibition recital series |
West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
|
J S Bach: MASS IN B MINOR
|
Collegium Laureatum
Ian Cobb conductor Laura Holmes soprano, Glenn Kesby countertenor, Ian Priestley tenor, Andrew Davies baritone |
St John's Smith Square
London |
Baroque Encounter
with Robert Aldwinckle conductor, Christopher Tudor director, Carmen Lasok and Lucy Thomas sopranos |
2005
St James' Church
Piccadilly, London |
Baroque Encounter
with Carmen Lasok soprano, Glenn Kesby counter tenor, Jennifer Bullock cello, and The Courtenay Ensemble recorders |
St James' Church
Piccadilly, London |
Baroque Encounter
with Carmen Lasok soprano, Glenn Kesby counter tenor, Anita Strevens cello, and Robert Aldwinckle harpsichord |
St John's Smith Square
London |
G F Handel: PARNASSO IN FESTA (Apollo)
|
Baroque Encounter
with Charles Farncombe CBE conductor, Christopher Tudor director, Robert Aldwinckle continuo, Carmen Lasok, Lucy Thomas sopranos, Glenn Kesby counter tenor, Shirley Keane mezzo soprano, Samuel Boden tenor and James McOran-Campbell baritone |
2004
Victoria Theatre, Halifax,
West Yorkshire |
Handel: MESSIAH
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Halifax Choral Society
North of England Chamber Orchestra John Pryce-Jones conductor Janis Kelly soprano, Glenn Kesby counter tenor, Iain Paton tenor, Andrew Foster-Williams baritone |
St James' Church
Piccadilly, London |
Handel: IL PASTOR FIDO (1712) concert performance
|
Harmonie Universelle
Luke Green conductor/continuo Glenn Kesby Silvio, Eva Kållberg Mirtillo, Samantha Hay Amarilli, Håkan Ekenäs Tirenio, Zulma Ramirez Eurilla, Vivien Easom Dorinda |
Fairfield Halls
Croydon, London |
Croydon Schools' Music Association
Guest artists in Music Makers Orchestral Concert Pepusch, Arne and Dowland |
Baroque Encounter
Debut performance |
English National Opera
Baylis Programme |
Britten: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (Oberon)
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English National Opera in London Schools
Hazel Gould director Krystian Belliere piano Glenn Kesby Oberon, Giselle Minns Titania |
2003
Llantilio Crossenny Festival of Music and Drama
Wales |
Handel: ALCINA (Ruggiero)
|
Handel Opera Society
Charles Farncombe CBE conductor Christopher Tudor director Robert Aldwinckle continuo Claire Platt Alcina, Glenn Kesby Ruggiero, Carmen Lasok Morgana, Agustin Prunell-Friend Oronte, Katie Bingham-Best Bradamante |
New Shipton Festival
Tetbury, Gloucestershire |
Handel: DIXIT DOMINUS
J S Bach: MISSA BREVIS IN G MINOR Purcell: WELCOME TO ALL THE PLEASURES |
Shipton Festival Choir and Orchestra
Sam Laughton conductor |
2002
Badisches Staatstheater
Karlsruhe, Germany |
Handel: OTTONE, RE DI GERMANIA (Adelberto)
25th Handel Festival |
Deutsche Händel-Solisten
Charles Farncombe CBE conductor Ralf Nürnberger director David Cordier Ottone, Glenn Kesby Adelberto, Clara O'Brien Gismonda, Tammy Tyburczy Teofane, Linnéa Sallay Matilda, Christian Rieger Emireno |
Victoria Theatre, Halifax
West Yorkshire |
Handel: JUDAS MACCABAEUS (arranged Mozart)
Modern-world premiere performance 'Halifax Orchestration' - the rediscovered Mozart arrangement Televised on BBC TV (UK) and Trio Arts (USA) |
Halifax Choral Society
North of England Chamber Orchestra John Pryce-Jones conductor Mary Nelson soprano, Victoria Simmonds mezzo soprano, Glenn Kesby counter tenor, Peter Hoare tenor, Andrew Foster-Williams baritone |
St Albans Abbey
Hertfordshire |
Mozart: CORONATION MASS
Purcell: COME, YE SONS OF ART, AWAY Queen's Golden Jubilee Concert |
Malcolm Sargent Festival Choir
London Gala Orchestra Charles Farncombe CBE conductor Carmen Lasok soprano, Glenn Kesby counter tenor, Warren Albers tenor, Hubert Matthews baritone |
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
Törökbálint, Hungary
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Handel, Gluck and Mozart arias
|
with Gábor Bartinai piano
|
2000
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English National Opera
Baylis Programme, The Knack Hoxton Hall, London |
Philip Cashian, Ian McQueen and Alasdair Nicholson: SHAWNA AND RON'S HALF MOON (Ron)
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ENO Baylis Programme - The Knack
Rufus Norris director Jonathan Gill conductor Glenn Kesby Ron, Heather McQuillan-Parker Shawna, Susan Atherton Miss Julie |
Llantilio Crossenny Festival of Music and Drama, Wales
|
Handel: JULIUS CAESAR (Caesar)
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Handel Opera Society
Charles Farncombe CBE conductor Richard Gregson director Robert Aldwinckle continuo Glenn Kesby Julius Caesar, Lianne Skriniar Cleopatra, Robert Ogden Tolomeo, Catherine Griffiths Cornelia, Warren Albers Sesto, James McOran-Campbell Achilla, Peter Willcock Curio, Vanessa Woodward Nireno |
St James' Church, Piccadilly, London
|
Pergolesi: STABAT MATER
Arias and duets by Purcell, Vivaldi and J C Bach |
Rachel Vermont soprano, Robert Aldwinckle harpsichord/chamber organ
|
1999
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Bloomsbury Theatre, London
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Handel: RINALDO (1731) (Rinaldo)
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Abbey Opera & Academy Cadiera
Antony Shelley conductor Richard Gregson director Robert Aldwinckle continuo Glenn Kesby Rinaldo, Rachel Vermont Almirena, Warren Albers Goffredo, Leonardo Garvie Argante, Lucy Stevens Armida |
1995
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French's Forest, Sydney, Australia
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Recital
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with Marie
van Hove AM piano
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Great Hall, Sydney University,
Australia |
THREE LADIES OF FERRARA AND A LONDON LAD
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The Renaissance Players
Prof. Winsome Evans director |