Organization

Singer

Anna Dennis

Sopranos

Mhairí Lawson

Rowan Pierce

Carolyn Sampson

James Newby

Bariton

Conductor

Paul McCreesh

Gillian Keith

Jessica Cale

Charlotte Shaw

Jeremy Budd

Tenor

Charles Daniels

James Way

Marcus Farnsworth

Ashley Riches

Gabrieli Consort and Players

The Fairy Queen, Festival de Beaune

Beaune

France

Hôtel-Dieu Museum - Hospices de Beaune

London

United Kingdom

St John's Smith Square

The Fairy Queen, Festival de Beaune: The Fairy Queen Purcell

Public

The Fairy-Queen

Approved

Purcell’s semi-opera The Fairy Queen – written just three years before his untimely death in 1695 – is one of the composer’s most glorious scores. Brimming with invention, in lively dances and songs ranging from the sublime to ridiculous, the bittersweet and erotic undertones of Shakespeare’s comedy have rarely been as beautifully captured as they are here. Conductor Paul McCreesh leads the acclaimed Gabrieli Consort & Players and an all-star cast in a joyous exploration of fairytale, magic and enchantment.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast