Name: The Tempest in Musick
Start: 2014-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2014-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Brighton Dome

Organization

Singer

Jorge Navarro Colorado

Aeolus/Tenor solos

Conductor

David Roblou

Soprano

Anna Dennis

Faye Newton

Penelope Appleyard

Countertenor

Timothy Travers-Brown

Tenor

Robert Sellier

Joseph Cornwell

Nicholas Hurndall Smith

Bass-baritone

Michael George

Simon Grant

Æolus

Philip Pickett

New London Consort

Others

The Tempest in Musick

Brighton

United Kingdom

Brighton Dome

Private

Public

Concert

The Tempest

Approved

A musical voyage into the mysterious realms of The Tempest and an enthralling exploration of the sound-world of the Restoration theatre, this is a highly original celebration of the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth.Featuring all the music written for the 17th and early 18th century revivals of the play, the New London Consort creates a dramatic cornucopia of enchanting symphonies, songs, choruses and dances, including daring instrumental music by Locke, Draghi’s evocative character dances, contrasting versions of Ariel’s songs, Purcell’s ‘Dear Pretty Youth’ and the exquisite Masques of Devils and of Neptune & Amphitrite by Humfrey and Weldon.Revelling in the power of nature and the supernatural, 12 solo singers and a colourful late-Restoration theatre band evoke the exuberance of London’s playhouses around 1700 and enliven our continuing fascination with Shakespeare’s most magical masterpiece.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast