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21 Jul 2009, Royal Albert Hall
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18:30
Tue 21 Jul 2009
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Programme
Henry Purcell
The Fairy Queen
- edition for the Purcell Society by Bruce Wood and Andrew Pinnock. Spoken roles rendering excerpts from Shakespeare's 'Midsummer Night's Dream'.
Performers
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
William Christie
harpsichord/director
harpsichord/director
Carolyn Sampson
soprano
soprano
Andrew Foster-Williams
bass-baritone
bass-baritone
Robert Burt
tenor
Flute.
tenor
Flute.
Lucy Crowe
soprano
soprano
Rachel Redmond
soprano
soprano
Ed Lyon
tenor
tenor
Claire Debono
soprano
soprano
Anna Devin
soprano
soprano
Desmond Barrit
bass
Botttom
bass
Botttom
Jotham Annan
Puck
Puck
Helen Bradbury
Helena
Helena
Jack Chissick
Snout
Snout
Sally Dexter
Titania
Titania
William Gaunt
Theseus
Theseus
Terrence Hardiman
Egeus
Egeus
Oliver Kieran-Jones
Lysander
Lysander
Taliesin Knight
Changeling Boy
Changeling Boy
Oliver Le Sueur
Demetrius
Demetrius
Paul McCleary
Quince
Quince
Joseph Millson
Oberon
Oberon
Brian Pettifer
Snug
Snug
Roger Sloman
Starveling
Starveling
Susannah Wise
Hermia
Hermia
Miriam Allan
soprano
soprano
Sean Clayton
tenor
tenor
Helen-Jane Howells
soprano
soprano
John Mackenzie
baritone
baritone
Adrian Ward
tenor
tenor
Lukas Kargl
baritone
baritone
Glyndebourne Chorus (formerly Glyndebourne Festival Chorus)
Composers
Henry Purcell
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen
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Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment links
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William Christie links
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Carolyn Sampson links
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Anna Devin links
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Adrian Ward links
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