Siglo de Oro

Hey for Christmas!

Fiona Fraser (soprano), Stephanie Franklin (alto), Chris Fitzgerald-Lombard (tenor), Patrick Allies (baritone, director), Ben Rowarth (bass) with Spinacino Consort: Eric Thomas (lute, theorbo, director), Aaron McGregor (violin), Claire Horáček (viol)

Imagine that we have arrived at your relatives’ London house at some point in the mid-17th century. They had twelve days of revelry lined up with feasting, but more importantly lots of wonderful music – carols, raucous ballads, beautiful folk songs, and lively dances.

“Confident, sonorous and full of character” Gramophone

• York Early Music Christmas Festival
• Sat, 7 Dec 2024
• National Centre for Early Music, York
• 6:30pm
• £30 (£28 concessions)
• ➕1 other performance

🔗Siglo de Oro

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Imagine that we have arrived at your relatives’ London house at some point in the mid-17th century. They had twelve days of revelry lined up with feasting, but more importantly lots of wonderful music – carols, raucous ballads, beautiful folk songs, and lively dances.

“Confident, sonorous and full of character” Gramophone

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