What a superb evening it was! Spellbindingly good
- Nic Aubury (Twitter)

A magnificent performance
- Conrad Donaldson

The editing and pacing of the abridgement was masterly, and the interleaving of narration and recitation worked really well
- Prof Philip Hardie, President of the Virgil Society

It was a brilliant dramatisation – warm, witty, bloody and cruel – and a sensational performance
- Prof Tim Whitmarsh, Vice-Master, St John’s College, Cambridge

The Song of Arms and a Man is an enthralling and exciting performance, and such a treat, to hear the nuances and power of Virgil’s original Latin, but so engagingly done thanks to the involvement of such experts – not only in the pronunciation and meaning of the Latin, but also in the timeless communication of the characters’ personalities and foibles.
- Andy Keen, Head of Classics, Bristol Grammar School

Sheer magic. An evening to remember
- Sheila Brown

It was entrancing seeing such well-known passages brought to life – acted out and performed in impressively fluent and expressive spoken Latin.
- Guildford Classical Association

The Song of Arms and a Man

arma virumque cano… I sing of arms and a man

The famous first line of Virgil’s epic poem:
The Aeneid.

It is an unusual experience to hear the sound of Latin verse read aloud and allow the sounds to move you, guided by the English narration. The performance connects the ancient world to the present and invites the audience to trust their senses and join us on the journey that Aeneas undertakes.

This vivid dramatisation of Virgil’s Aeneid was adapted by George Sharpley, of The Latin Qvarter, and is performed by Matthew Hargreaves, Emma Kirkby, Llewelyn Morgan, Victoria Punch and George Sharpley, with live musical soundtrack on the aulos from Callum Armstrong.

Next Performance:
2nd December 2022
King’s College London
Tickets available HERE

Its appeal to a wide audience is not difficult to imagine, even if one does not have any Latin; it is, in short, a rollicking tale
- Linda Martinez