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As the grand finale to its 30th season and a highlight of the ''Shakespeare in Washington'' celebration, the Folger Consort presented Henry Purcell's magical 1691 semi-opera based on ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. For this rare concert presentation of ''The Fairy Queen'', one of the composer's wittiest and most ravishing scores, the Consort assembled a period orchestra and a stellar cast of virtuoso voices. The Folger Consort performed ''The Fairy Queen'' from April 13 to April 15, 2007 in the Elizabethan Theatre. | As the grand finale to its 30th season and a highlight of the ''Shakespeare in Washington'' celebration, the [[Folger Consort]] presented Henry Purcell's magical 1691 semi-opera based on [[A Midsummer Night's Dream|''A Midsummer Night's Dream'']]. For this rare concert presentation of ''The Fairy Queen'', one of the composer's wittiest and most ravishing scores, the Consort assembled a period orchestra and a stellar cast of virtuoso voices. The Folger Consort performed ''The Fairy Queen'' from April 13 to April 15, 2007 in the Folger's [[Elizabethan Theatre]]. | ||
==Artists== | ==Artists== | ||
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===Guest artists=== | ===Guest artists=== | ||
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*Mark Bleeke: tenor | *Mark Bleeke: tenor | ||
*Rosa Lamoreaux: soprano | *Rosa Lamoreaux: soprano | ||
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*Drew Minter: countertenor | *Drew Minter: countertenor | ||
=== | ===Special guests=== | ||
''With passages from William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream'' | ''With passages from William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream'' | ||
*Richard Clifford | *Richard Clifford | ||
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*Lynn Redgrave | *Lynn Redgrave | ||
=== | ===Voices: Chorus=== | ||
*Joellen Brassfield: soprano | *Joellen Brassfield: soprano | ||
*Philip Cave: tenor | *Philip Cave: tenor | ||
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*Robert McDonald: baritone | *Robert McDonald: baritone | ||
=== | ===Orchestra=== | ||
*Risa Browder: violin | *Risa Browder: violin | ||
*Michael M. De Sapio: violin | *Michael M. De Sapio: violin | ||
Revision as of 10:31, 13 June 2014
As the grand finale to its 30th season and a highlight of the Shakespeare in Washington celebration, the Folger Consort presented Henry Purcell's magical 1691 semi-opera based on A Midsummer Night's Dream. For this rare concert presentation of The Fairy Queen, one of the composer's wittiest and most ravishing scores, the Consort assembled a period orchestra and a stellar cast of virtuoso voices. The Folger Consort performed The Fairy Queen from April 13 to April 15, 2007 in the Folger's Elizabethan Theatre.
Artists
Folger Consort
Artistic Directors
- Robert Eisenstein: violin
- Christopher Kendall: theorbo
Guest artists
Voices: Soloists
- Mark Bleeke: tenor
- Rosa Lamoreaux: soprano
- Francois Loup: baritone
- Drew Minter: countertenor
Special guests
With passages from William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Richard Clifford
- Sir Derek Jacobi
- Lynn Redgrave
Voices: Chorus
- Joellen Brassfield: soprano
- Philip Cave: tenor
- Barbara Hollinshead: mezzo soprano
- Robert McDonald: baritone
Orchestra
- Risa Browder: violin
- Michael M. De Sapio: violin
- Nina Falk: violin
- June Huang: violin
- Annie Loud: violin
- Benjamin Van Vilet: violin
- Mariana Renno Jelen: viola
- Scott McCormick: viola
- Sara Wetherbee: viola
- Jodi Beder: cello
- John Moran: cello
- Tracy Mortimore: double bass
- Marilyn Boeneau: bassoon
- Stephen Bard: oboe
- Sarah Weiner: oboe
- Stanley Curtis: trumpet
- Erika Schafer: trumpet
- Webb Wiggins: harpsichord
- Aubrey Adams: kettle drums
Staff
- Richard Clifford, Stage Director