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Norfolk and Norwich Festival

When: 8-24 May

Tel: + 44 (0) 1603 531800

Web: nnfestival.org.uk

‘The Passing of Time’ is one of the drivers of this year’s festival. As well it might – the clock is ticking towards a 250th-anniversary edition in 2022. And it’s straight in at the deep end with Messiaen’s performed amid the timeless splendours of Norwich Cathedral. Among artists hoping to make

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