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King Arthur. (opera) King Arthur, or The British Worthy (Z. 628), is a semi-opera [1] in five acts with music by Henry Purcell and a libretto by John Dryden. It was first performed at the Queen's Theatre, Dorset Garden, London, in late May or early June 1691. [2] The plot is based on the battles between King Arthur 's Britons and the Saxons ...
Purcell's compositional technique, the relationship between Purcell and his teacher John Blow, a reassessment of Purcell's court odes, performance prac-tice and word-setting, and eighteenth-century reception history, particularly regarding King Arthur. The volume is richly illustrated with music examples and photographs of important manuscripts.
Henry Purcell (1659–1695) Semi-opera in five acts Libretto by John Dryden The first concert in the choir’s 60th Anniversary season is Purcell’s dramatic masterpiece about the conflict between King Arthur’s Britons and the heathen Saxon invaders. The plot bears no relation to the legends of Camelot but largely concerns King Arthur’s attempts to rescue his fiancée, the blind Cornish ...
Purcell: King Arthur - Classical Music
Oct 4, 2017 · Purcell King Arthur; Ray Fearon, Louise Alder, Mhairi Lawson, Reginald Mobley, Charles Daniels, Ivan Ludlow, Ashley Riches, Academy of Ancient Music, dir: Daisy Evans, cond: Richard Egarr; Barbican Hall Reviewed by Robert Hugill on Oct 3 2017 Star rating: 5.0 An engaging and thought provoking re-working of Purcell's problem semi-opera
Explore King Arthur, Henry Purcell, a 18 - November 20 2022 production by Opéra Royal de Versailles Get performance details, watch videos, view photos and more on Operabase.
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Nov 1, 2019 · It may be over 300 years since Purcell’s King Arthur first saw the light of day, but its time has surely come. What other “dramatick opera” so precisely captures the political spirit of the ...
