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The Fairy Queen is one of Purcells most popular operas, based on Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream. It contains some of his best music, both vocal and instrumental, giving proof of Purcells theatrical genius. A strong English cast is supported by the brilliant and zesty ensemble of Accademia Bizantina, conducted by Ottavio Dantone, a leading specialist in the Early Music scene. New addition to the Brilliant Classics Opera Collection. Prior to Handels arrival in London, and the influence of Italian opera that he brought with him, English opera was known as semi opera a blend of drama, music, spoken word, elaborate stage sets, costumes and special effects. Roger North, a contemporary observer, described the genre rather disparagingly, complaining: Some come for the play and hate the musick, others come onely for the musick, and the drama is penance to them, and scarce any are well reconciled to both. However,semi opera nevertheless inspired Purcell to compose some remarkable theatre music, with The Fairy Queen his masterpiece in the genre. This semi-opera is based somewhat freely on Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream, and was given its premiere at the Dorset Garden Theatre, London in 1692. The performance was a huge success, and went through a successful revision, before the score mysteriously vanished. In 1701, six years after Purcells death, a reward was announced for its return. However, it was 200 years before the music was finally recovered in the library of the Royal Academy of Music in 1903. The Fairy Queen contains some of Purcells finest music, and the masques at the end of each act stand out as masterpieces of Baroque opera.The magical world of Titania and Oberon is superbly evoked by the music night, winter, sleep, love, magic and comedy are all brilliantly realised in highly atmospheric settings.
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