Shakespeare’s Globe (England). 'Few London experiences can beat a Bard’s eye view of the stage at the recreated Globe and it’s even more fun to get a ticket to stand (Elizabethan style). But if you want a more comfortable perspective on Shakespeare, pay a bit more and grab one of the seats in the galleries. The theatre is a triumph of authenticity, right down to the nail-less construction.' http://www.lonelyplanet.com/england/london/sights/historic-theatre/shakespeares-globe

Music had been used to accompany poems during the medieval era. The Elizabethans taste for the Theatre was soon enhanced by the accompaniment of music. It was only a short step to combine the accustomed music with its accompanying verse with the exciting pageantry of the Elizabethan theatre. The importance of music to the Elizabethans was reflected in the plays of William Shakespeare who makes more than five hundred references to music in his plays and poems!

The Globe Theatre

The Globe, which opened in 1599, became the playhouse where audiences first saw some of Shakespeare's best-known plays.

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