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Henry Purcell - The Indian Queen
with the Masque of Cupid & Bachus from Timon of Athens
Add to my Calendar 12-03-2023 15:00 12-03-2023 17:00 36 Henry Purcell - The Indian Queen Henry Purcell’s greatest late theatre work, The Indian Queen, is based on a tragedy by Sir Robert Howard and John Dryden, originally put on in 1664. It was adapted as a dramatic-opera (a spoken play with elaborate musical interludes) probably by Thomas Betterton in 1695. Purcell died before he could complete The Indian Queen, so we conclude the concert with a rare performance of the delightful masque he contributed to Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens, also composed in 1695. The Venue - Leeds Conservatoire, Leeds DD/MM/YYYYDetails
The Venue - Leeds Conservatoire
3 Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7PD
England
Programme
Henry Purcell – The Indian Queen, Z.630
Henry Purcell – Timon of Athens: The Masque of Cupid and Bachus
Performers
Philippa Hyde – soprano
Peter Davoren – tenor
Stuart O'Hara – Bass
Peter Holman MBE – Director
Asuka Sumi – Leader
Leeds Baroque Choir and Orchestra
Programme Note
Henry Purcell’s greatest late theatre work, The Indian Queen, is based on a tragedy by Sir Robert Howard and John Dryden, originally put on in 1664. It was adapted as a dramatic-opera (a spoken play with elaborate musical interludes) probably by Thomas Betterton in 1695. Purcell died before he could complete The Indian Queen, so we conclude the concert with a rare performance of the delightful masque he contributed to Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens, also composed in 1695.
