The Fairy Queen

from Henry Purcell


Libretto

anon., after the play "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare

Premiere

May 1692, London (Dorset Garden Theatre)

Cast

DRUNKEN POET (bass-baritone)
FIRST AND SECOND FAIRIES (soprano)
NIGHT (soprano)
MYSTERY (soprano)
SECRESY (counter-tenor)
SLEEP (bass)
CORIDON (bass-baritone)
MOPSA (soprano or contralto)
PHOEBUS (tenor)
SPRING (soprano)
SUMMER (alto)
AUTUMN (tenor)
WINTER (bass-baritone)
JUNO (soprano)
CHINESE MAN (alto)
CHINESE WOMAN (DAPHNE) (soprano)
HYMEN (bass)

Place

Time

Composer

Purcell, Henry