The Fairy Queen
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Opera: Work details
Composer: |
Henry Purcell |
Librettist: |
Anonymous |
Work definition: |
Semi-opera in five acts |
Based on: |
Based on the play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' by William Shakespeare |
Language: |
English |
World premiere: |
2 May 1692, Queen's Theatre, Dorset Garden, London |
ROH premiere: |
12 December 1946, Covent Garden Opera Company |
ROH company premiere: |
12 December 1946, Covent Garden Opera Company, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |
Productions |
The Fairy Queen (1946) |
Covent Garden Opera Company, Sadler's Wells Ballet (13 performances online) |