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Head to London for the Tower Festival

20 May 2009

Culture vultures will be heading to London this year when the city hosts the Tower Festival.

This event, which is sponsored by Continental Airlines, will be held at the Tower of London from 10 to 20 September.

Highlights of the festival will include the Sadler's Wells is Dance section, which will feature performances by Anton du Beke and Erin Boag of Strictly Come Dancing fame and flamenco star Paco Pena.

Violinist Nigel Kennedy will perform at the Tower Festival's gala opening ceremony, while popular soprano singer Lesley Garrett will also be appearing with the Fron Male Voice Choir.

Musical fans will have the opportunity to see a new production of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Yeomen of the Guard featuring a cast of over 50 singers, who will be accompanied by the Carl Rosa Opera Orchestra.

The Tower of London is one of the capital's most famous landmarks, having previously served as a prison that held famous historical figures including Anne Boleyn, Sir Walter Raleigh and Guy Fawkes.

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