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Jonathan Kent's spectacular production of Purcell's huge semi-opera is

joyous, imaginative and witty. Glyndebourne, with its intimate

auditorium, provides the perfect setting for a drama which is partly

spoken and partly sung. Based on an adaptation of Shakespeare's

A Midsummer Night's Dream, the story is lavished with a brilliance that

justifies this production's acclaim. Paul Brown's inventive designs, Kim

Brandstrup's exquisite choreography, an excellent cast of actors and

singers and outstanding playing by the Orchestra of the Age of

Enlightenment under William Christie combine to make a seamless

theatrical experience, here recorded in High Definition and true

surround sound.

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Working with the assets of the Glyndebourne auditorium - a venue highly reputed for the intimacy of its setting - opera impresario Jonathan Kent mounted this 2009 production of Henry Purcell's epic-length, English-language semi-opera The Fairy Queen. The work itself constitutes a loose adaptation of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream; this particular production stars Lucy Crowe, Carolyn Sampson, Ed Lyon and Andrew Foster-Williams. The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and The Glyndebourne Chorus provide musical accompaniment, with William Christie conducting, Paul Brown designed the sets, and Kent directs for the stage. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi