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The Fairy Queen

Henry Purcell: The Fairy Queen

Baroque specialist William Christie conducts the period instruments of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Glyndebourne’s first ever staging of Purcell’s The Fairy Queen which marks the 350th anniversary of its composer’s birth.

William Christie / Laurence Cummings (25, 28, 30 July, 4, 8 August), conductors
Jonathan Kent, director
Paul Brown, designer
Mark Henderson, lighting
Choreographer, Kim Brandstrup

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
The Glyndebourne Chorus

Cast

Carolyn Sampson
Lucy Crowe
Claire Debono
Ed Lyon
Robert Burt
Andrew Foster-Williams