The Fairy Queen 2003
The Fairy
Queen
Purcell
3–8 December, 2003
City Recital Hall, Sydney
Semele
Music by Henry Purcell
libretto by E. Settle or T. Betterton after Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Venue
City Recital Hall, Sydney
Duration
2 hours 30 minutes, including interval
Sung in English
Every piece in Purcell's The Fairy Queen is a masterpiece. It's an enigma of a piece; there's much we don't know about it - including who adapted the libretto - but the music speaks for itself.
Enter a realm of sheer joy and exuberance, where fairies, mortals and people from myth and legend play together, bound in the magic of Purcell's score.
