Purcell - The Fairy Queen, London 1692-3
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Label: Glossa
Cat No: GCD922702
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 15th September 2017
Contents
Artists
Caroline MutelVirginie Pochon
Hjordis Thebault
Caitlin Hulcup
Christophe Baska
Julien Picard
Anders Dahlin
Samuel Boden
Guillaume Andrieux
Kevin Greenlaw
Ronan Nedelec
Frederic Caton
Les Nouveaux Caracteres
Conductor
Sebastien d’HerinWorks
The Fairy Queen, Z629Artists
Caroline MutelVirginie Pochon
Hjordis Thebault
Caitlin Hulcup
Christophe Baska
Julien Picard
Anders Dahlin
Samuel Boden
Guillaume Andrieux
Kevin Greenlaw
Ronan Nedelec
Frederic Caton
Les Nouveaux Caracteres
Conductor
Sebastien d’HerinAbout
Being a semi-opera, the music of 'The Fairy Queen' doesn’t need to follow a narrative methodically from start to finish and, indeed, what we get is essentially a series of self-contained masques. Purcell channels the spirit of William Shakespeare’s' A Midsummer Night’s Dream' rather than using the text of that comedy; many characters appear across the work but yet Purcell’s music is of great coherence.
Not unlike Purcell himself, Sébastien d’Hérin has opted not to use a formal chorus but to have a long-established team of musical partners singing the choral parts as well as the solo roles. Among the modern-day singers are Anders Dahlin, Samuel Boden, Caitlin Hulcup (who sings “An Epithalamium”), Virginie Pochon, Guillaume Andrieux, Hjördis Thébault and Caroline Mutel (to whom is entrusted “The Plaint”). Alongside the typical instruments of the string, wind and continuo departments of d’Hérin’s orchestra are to be found a serpent, a cornett and a regal.
In the booklet essay, the conductor himself explains how this new production of 'The Fairy Queen' has taken shape over a period of ten years.
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