The fairy queen : semi-opera in a prologue and five acts (1692) / music by Henry Purcell ; libretto after "A midsummer night's dream" by William Shakespeare ; a co-production of NHK, Mezzo, Glyndebourne Enterprises Ltd, François Roussillon et Associés.

Jonathan Kent's spectacular production of Purcell's huge semi-opera is joyous, imaginative and witty Glyndebourne, with its intimate auditorium, provides the perfect setting for a drama which is partly spoken and partly sung. Based on an adaptation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night&#...

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Online Access:	Streaming Video (via Alexander Street Press)
Corporate Authors:	Glyndebourne Festival Chorus (Performer), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Performer)
Other Authors:	Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695 (Composer), Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Millson, Joseph (Performer), Lyon, Ed (Performer), Barrit, Desmond, 1944- (Performer), Dexter, Sally (Performer), Foster-Williams, Andrew (Performer), Sampson, Carolyn (Performer), Crowe, Lucy (Performer), Christie, William (William Lincoln) (Conductor)
Other title:	Fairy queen. The Fairy Queen: semi-opera in a prologue and five acts (1692)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	London, England : Opus Arte, 2010.
Subjects:	Operas. Filmed performances. Filmed operas.