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Cadogan Hall
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‘One charming night gives more delight than a hundred lucky days…’ Harry Christophers and The Sixteen present a lively concert performance of Purcell’s The Fairy Queen.
The spells are undone, the lovers are united. Now Oberon weaves a new enchantment; an entertainment without parallel under the starlit canopy of a summer night. Purcell’s The Fairy Queen is A Midsummer Night’s Dream, but not remotely as you know it – there’s no Shakespeare, for a start! – and for Harry Christophers of The Sixteen, it’s ‘undoubtedly Purcell’s greatest work for the London stage’.
In this inventive concert performance, a playful, specially commissioned narration by Jeremy Sams recreates the fantasy and fun of a very English masterpiece, while Christophers and his world-class performers conjure up all the ‘magic, wit and sensuality’ of Purcell’s exquisite music.
‘A thousand thousand ways we’ll find / To entertain the hours…’
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Cadogan Hall is a historic venue in the heart of Chelsea, London.
It presents a wide range of events, from classical music, jazz, and musical theatre to children's shows...
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The Sixteen Biography
After twenty-seven years of world-wide performance and recording, The Sixteen is recognised as one of the world’s greatest vocal ensembles. Its special reputation for performing early English polyphony, masterpieces of the Renaissance and a diversity of 20th century music is drawn from the passions of conductor and founder, Harry Christophers. Over ninety recordings reflect The Sixteen’s quality in a range of work spanning the music of five hundred years, winning many awards including Grand Prix du Disque for Handel's Messiah, numerous Schallplattenkritik, the coveted Gramophone Award for Early Music, and most recently the prestigious Classical Brit Award 2005 for 'Renaissance'.
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