The Fairy Queen
BY HENRY PURCELL
libretto by E. Settle or T. Betterton after Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Dec 3, 6, 7 & 8 2003
City Recital Hall Sydney
The Fairy Queen
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.
REVIEWS
ARTIST INFORMATION
Sara Macliver, soprano
Sally-Anne Russell, mezzo
Jamie Allen, tenor
Paul McMahon, tenor
Stephen Bennett, bass
Miriam Allan, soprano
Belinda Montgomery, soprano
Alison Morgan, soprano
Jenny Duck-Chong, mezzo
Brett Weymark, tenor
Corin Bone, baritone
Simon Lobelson, baritone
Cantillation, chorus
Orchestra of the Antipodes – Anna McDonald, leader
Antony Walker conductor
Justin Way director
Kimm Kovac & Andrew Hays designers
Bernie Tan lighting designer
Edith Podesta movement consultant
Anna Kosky stage manager
LISTEN
If love's a sweet passion
One of the most beautiful, and most memorable airs in The Fairy Queen. A reflection on the duality of love.
Sara Macliver, Cantillation, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker, conductor.
This the ever grateful spring
The first of a quartet of arias celebrating the four seasons, this is delightfully sung by Miriam Allan.
Miriam Allan, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker, conductor.
Chacone
The penultimate movement in the Fairy Queen, this is a piece of dance gorgeousness. Our almost favourite.
Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker, conductor.
Gallery
We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we work and perform, the Gadigal people of the Eora nation – the first storytellers and singers of songs.
We pay our respects to their elders past and present.
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