The Fairy Queen - Overture, by Henry Purcell

This is the Overture to the fourth act, from "The Fairy Queen" a semi opera by Henry Purcell.
The Fairy-Queen was first performed on 2 May 1692 at the Queen's Theatre, Dorset Garden in London by the United Company. When he died prematurely in 1695, the work was lost, and not rediscovered until early in the twentieth century.
In July 2009, in celebration of the 350th anniversary of Purcell's birth, "The Fairy-Queen" was performed by Glyndebourne Festival Opera using a new edition of the score, prepared for "The Purcell Society" by Bruce Wood and Andrew Pinnock. This Overture was recorded in 1980 by the Bournemouth Sinfoietta and was conductd by Ronald Thomas.

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[ramesses88]

Perhaps it should have been added that this is the Overture to the Fourth Act.

Lovely pictures!

[pergolesi3]

My dear fellow pedant, you are absolutely correct, thank you for pointing out my oversight, which has now been corrected.

I am glad that you enjoyed the images.

[zauberwortful]

The uttermost composer of England.Uppermost and uplifting Music.Thanks a lot for sharing so wondrous and mighty Videos.Have a thriving and cheerful New Year. Alvarson.

[LuisCarcamoCarcamo]

@Bert3346 Agreed. Handel was certainly, along with Bach, the greatest composer of the Baroque era. But that does not mean they produced their music out of nowhere. Handel did studied several works by Purcell soon after his arrival to England.

[terrywiggy]

ok yes i am anal ....but the music just does not"click" the faeries "...seem so daistant

[Bert3346]

@LuisCarcamoCarcamo Handel was greater.

[MsJcsgirl]

love the music, but for me personally, i don't like watching naked people. but the other pics are so awesome ^.^

[Bach261]

The modern pictures ? But the music is greate.

[Bach261]

The modern pictures ? But the music is greate.

[killerbunny123123]

What a work of Art! I feel this is too underestimated!! Would you mind me asking the name of the very first painting you used for this video? It is simply breath-taking!! Thanks in advance.

[MrFerminleon]

(I appreciate Wikipaedia's contributions in the descriptions on previous comment)

[MrFerminleon]

The Fairy Queen is a masque or semi-opera by Henry Purcell; a "Restoration spectacular". The libretto is an anonymous adaptation of William Shakespeare's wedding comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream. First performed in 1692, The Fairy-Queen was composed three years before Purcell's death at the age of 35. Following his death, the score was lost and only rediscovered early in the twentieth century.