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The Fairy Queen
Purcell’s much-loved setting of the spellbinding midsummer night’s dream evoked in Shakespeare’s play, featuring BREMF Emerging Artists singers alongside the London Handel Players company
Part of the Brighton Early Music Festival 2026
Add to my Calendar 09-10-2026 19:30 09-10-2026 21:30 36 The Fairy Queen Emerging artists join seasoned professionals for Purcell’s much-loved setting of the spellbinding midsummer night’s dream evoked in Shakespeare’s play. Thwarted fairy king Oberon wreaks comic revenge on his queen, and the ensuing story is conjured up in a magical series of masques throughout this delightful semi-staged production. St George's Church, Brighton and Hove DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St George's Church
St George's Road
Kemptown
Brighton and Hove
East Sussex
BN2 1ED
England
Tickets
Prices: £32/£25/£18; under 30s half price; under 12s free
Book Tickets
Programme
Henry Purcell – The Fairy Queen, Z.629
Performers
Ruby Skilbeck – Soprano
Emma Warner – Soprano
Mercè Bruguera Abelló – alto
Laura Toomey – alto
Benedict Munden – tenor
Hugo Williamson – tenor
Allyn Wu – bass
Fionn Ó hAlmhain – bass
Adrian Butterfield – violin / director
Oliver Webber – violin
Nicola Cleary – violin
Rachel Byrt – viola
Gavin Kibble – cello
Rachel Brown – recorder
Joel Raymond – oboe / recorder
Neil Brough – trumpet
Peter Mankarious – trumpet
Ben Hoffnung – percussion
Silas Wollston – harpsichord
Mary Collins – stage director / choreographer
Steve Player – Dancer
Kath Waters – Dancer
Anne Deller – Dancer
Aya Robertson – Dancer
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Programme Note
Emerging artists join seasoned professionals for Purcell’s much-loved setting of the spellbinding midsummer night’s dream evoked in Shakespeare’s play. Thwarted fairy king Oberon wreaks comic revenge on his queen, and the ensuing story is conjured up in a magical series of masques throughout this delightful semi-staged production.
