Details

The Fairy Queen is based on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and is a mixture of opera and ballet played out in a succession of human and mythological scenes in all its Baroque splendour. Sung in English with supertitles.

Cast/Performers

Carolyn Sampson, Lucy Crowe, Claire Debono, Ed Lyon, Robert Burt, Andrew Foster-Williams

Creatives/Company

Author: Purcell
Corporate Sponsor: Associated Newspapers Ltd
Company(s): Glyndebourne Opera, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Glyndebourne Chorus
Conductor(s): William Christie, Laurence Cummings (Jul 25 / 28 / 30 / Aug 4 / 8)
Director: Jonathan Kent
Design: Paul Brown
Lighting: Mark Henderson
Choreographer: Kim Brandstrup
Other: Thomas Blunt (Chorus Master)

The Fairy Queen

The Fairy Queen (Opera or Operetta) production archive for QTIX code T0640859469. Details of all The Fairy Queen archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S1929

Archive Listings

20 Jun 09
to
8 Aug 09

Glyndebourne
Lewes, East Sussex
Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

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