The Fairy Queen
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| Written | 1692 |
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| Composers | Henry Purcell |
| Librettist | Thomas Betterton |
| First performance | Dorset Garden Theatre |
| Arias | The plaint |
| One charming night | |
| Thrice happy lovers | |
| Characters | Mystery |
| Chinese Man | |
| Phoebus | |
| Summer | |
| Daphne | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2408624 |
About The Fairy Queen
The Fairy-Queen is a masque or 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.
