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Henry Purcell - The Fairy-Queen (1692 - catalogue number Z.629) is a "Masque" ("semi-opera") by Henry Purcell; a "Restoration spectacular". The libretto is an anonymous adaptation of William Shakespeare's comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream. First performed in 1692, The Fairy-Queen was composed three years before Purcell's death at the age of 35. Following his death, the score was lost and only rediscovered early in the twentieth century.
Purcell did not set any of Shakespeare's text to music; instead he composed music for short masques in every act but the first. The play itself was also slightly modernised in keeping with seventeenth-century dramatic conventions, but in the main the spoken text is as Shakespeare wrote it. The masques are related to the play metaphorically, rather than literally.
Soloists (Jardin des Voix 2023):
Paulina Francisco | Soprano
Georgia Burashko | Mezzo-soprano
Rebecca Leggett | Mezzo-soprano
Juliette Mey | Mezzo-soprano
Ilja Aksionov | Tenor
Rodrigo Carreto | Tenor
Hugo Herman-Wilson | Baritone
Benjamin Schilperoort | Bass-baritone
Dancers : GWENAËL FIEDERER, SAMUEL FLORIMOND, ANAHI PASSI, ALARY RAVIN, DANIEL SAAD, TIMOTHÉE ZIG
Les Arts Florissants - Conducted by William Christie
Read Shakespeare's Complete Works online for free: shakespearenetwork.net/works
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Screen Adaptation - Co-Production : MISANTHROPOS – Official Website - misanthropos.net
Adapted by Maximianno Cobra, from Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens", the film exposes the timeless challenge of social hypocrisy, disillusion and annihilation against the poetics of friendship, love, and beauty.
IMDb page: imdb.com/title/tt6946736
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Henry Purcell - The Fairy-Queen (1692 - catalogue number Z.629) is a "Masque" ("semi-opera") by Henry Purcell; a "Restoration spectacular". The libretto is an anonymous adaptation of William Shakespeare's comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream. First performed in 1692, The Fairy-Queen was composed three years before Purcell's death at the age of 35. Following his death, the score was lost and only rediscovered early in the twentieth century.
Purcell did not set any of Shakespeare's text to music; instead he composed music for short masques in every act but the first. The play itself was also slightly modernised in keeping with seventeenth-century dramatic conventions, but in the main the spoken text is as Shakespeare wrote it. The masques are related to the play metaphorically, rather than literally.
Soloists (Jardin des Voix 2023):
Paulina Francisco | Soprano
Georgia Burashko | Mezzo-soprano
Rebecca Leggett | Mezzo-soprano
Juliette Mey | Mezzo-soprano
Ilja Aksionov | Tenor
Rodrigo Carreto | Tenor
Hugo Herman-Wilson | Baritone
Benjamin Schilperoort | Bass-baritone
Dancers : GWENAËL FIEDERER, SAMUEL FLORIMOND, ANAHI PASSI, ALARY RAVIN, DANIEL SAAD, TIMOTHÉE ZIG
Les Arts Florissants - Conducted by William Christie
Read Shakespeare's Complete Works online for free: shakespearenetwork.net/works
_______________________________
Screen Adaptation - Co-Production : MISANTHROPOS – Official Website - misanthropos.net
Adapted by Maximianno Cobra, from Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens", the film exposes the timeless challenge of social hypocrisy, disillusion and annihilation against the poetics of friendship, love, and beauty.
IMDb page: imdb.com/title/tt6946736
_______________________________
Support Us - Donations:
Why Donate?
Donations to Shakespeare Network help sustain free knowledge and educational programs on Shakespeare Network and our ecosystem of Shakespeare Network projects. Your contributions ensure these resources remain accessible and valuable for all. Thank you.
25% Direct support to website:
Keeping the Shakespeare Network websites online is about more than just servers. It also includes ongoing engineering improvements, product development, design and research, and legal support.
25% Administration and governance:
We manage funds and resources responsibly to recruit and support skilled, passionate staff who advance our communities and values.
Our operating budget:
Transparency is core to our organization. The Shakespeare Network develops our annual plan and operating budget through open processes, which are subject to feedback from our volunteers and
Board approval.
50% Direct support to communities:
Shakespeare Network projects exist thanks to the communities that create and maintain them. We strengthen these communities through grants, projects, and training programs.
Contact us for further info. →
______________________________________
Shakespeare Network Educational Program:
- A Companion to Shakespeare -masterclasses, reviews, reactions, Academic Studies, historical and original audio-visual content, etc.
