Opera
Henry Purcell
The Fairy Queen
15 Nov, 25
Premiere at the Teatro Real
Lionel Meunier
Emilie Lauwers
Vox Luminis
The Teatro Real presents The Fairy Queen, Henry Purcell's magical semi-opera, in a semi-staged concert version. This work, by the man considered to be the greatest English composer of Baroque music, was inspired by Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. It returns to the Teatro Real with the acclaimed choral group Vox Luminis.
Semi-opera in five acts
Music by Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Libretto by John Dryden, after William Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1600)
Premiered at Queen’s Theatre, Dorset Garden (London) on 2 may 1692
Premiere at the Teatro Real
Semi-staged concert version
Artistic team
Conductor: Lionel Meunier
Concept, scenography, shadows: Emilie Lauwers
Dramaturgy: Isaline Claeys
Texts: Isaline Claeys and Simon Robson
Video: Mário Melo Costa and Emilie Lauwers
Lighting design: David Carney
Actor: Simon Robson
Cast
Sopranos
Hannah Ely
Viola Blache
Erika Tandiono
Carine Tinney
Zsuzsi Tóth
Stefanie True
Altos
Helene Erben
Jan Kullmann
Vojtěch Semerád
Korneel Van Neste
Tenors
Olivier Berten
Rory Carver
Richard Pittsinger
Kieran White
Baritones
Hugo Herman-Wilson
Lionel Meunier
Sebastian Myrus
Lóránt Najbauer
Vox Luminis
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Synopsis and more information
The opera is based on the dream of a person who involves the audience in their experience. In it, Titania, queen of the fairies, also undergoes a change in her life due to dreaming. The action takes place in an enchanted forest dominated by the Moon and inhabited by fantasy creatures like fairies, elves, goblins, and nymphs. They seek universal harmony but see their magical world suddenly in danger. After the triumph of love and sanity, the original order returns and the cosmos is restored.
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15 November 2025
19:00
Main Auditorium
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