PURCELL THE FAIRY QUEEN

Overview

Purcell’s exquisite music—vivid and colorful with ingenious dramatic effects and an entertaining script by Jeremy Sams (creator of the Metropolitan Opera’s The Enchanted Island)—make for a fresh-and-fun riff on A Midsummer Night’s Dream, as seen through Queen Titania’s eyes. An encore of our summer 2017 Tanglewood performance—pure magic…bound to delight.

“A delightful operatic confection, led by Artistic Director Harry Christophers … was stylishly up to date … actress Antonia Christophers made a fine, sassy job of narration.”

– The New York Times