The Fairy Queen
by Henry Purcell
Tuesday 21 July 2009, 6.30pm
Venue: Royal Albert Hall
About the Performance
In the 350th anniversary year of the composer's birth, Glyndebourne are presenting this lavish baroque gem at the BBC proms. Purcell's semi-opera, devised to grace a cut-down version of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, takes the form of a series of fantastical masques presented for the entertainment of Titania, Oberon and their fairy court.
Baroque master William Christie presides over a semi-staging of a new production fresh from it's premiere at the 75th Anniversary Glyndebourne Festival.
The perfomance will last for approximately 180 minutes. There will be one interval.
Find out more about the opera here
Cast to include:
Lucy Crowe soprano
Claire Debono soprano
Anna Devin soprano
Carolyn Sampson soprano
Robert Burt tenor
Ed Lyon tenor
Andrew Foster-Williams bass-baritone
Glyndebourne Chorus
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
William Christie conductor
Booking
Advanced ticket applications are available via the the official Advance Booking Form in the Proms Guide or via the Online Ticket Request system.
General Booking will open Tuesday 26 May via the Proms Box Office on 0845 401 5040 and on the BBC Proms website.
Broadcast
The performance will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 and will be available as audio on demand for the following week via the BBC iPlayer.