Opera

Henry Purcell

The Fairy Queen

15 Nov, 25

Premiere at the Teatro Real

Musical conductor
Lionel Meunier

Concept design
Emilie Lauwers

Orchestra
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

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Artistic Team

Musical conductor Lionel Meunier
Scenic concept, shadows Emilie Lauwers
Dramaturgy Isaline Claeys
Texts Isaline Claeys
Texts Simon Robson
Video production Mário Melo Costa
Video production Emilie Lauwers
Lighting David Carney
Actor Simon Robson
Orchestra Vox Luminis

Cast

Sopranos Hannah Ely Nov - 15

Sopranos Viola Blache Nov - 15

Sopranos Erika Tandiono Nov - 15

Sopranos Carine Tinney Nov - 15

Sopranos Zsuzsi Tóth Nov - 15

Sopranos Stefanie True Nov - 15

Contraltos Helene Erben Nov - 15

Contraltos Jan Kullman Nov - 15

Contraltos Vojtěch Semerád Nov - 15

Contraltos Korneel Van Neste Nov - 15

Tenores Olivier Berten Nov - 15

Tenores Rory Carver Nov - 15

Tenores Richard Pittsinger Nov - 15

Tenores Kieran White Nov - 15

Tenores The Fairy Queen

Bajos Hugo Herman-Wilson Nov - 15

Bajos Lionel Meunier Nov - 15

Bajos Sebastian Myrus Nov - 15

Bajos Lorant Najbauer Nov - 15

Language

English

Surtitles in

English, Spanish

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.

Artistic information

Creative team

Musical conductor Lionel Meunier

Scenic concept, shadows Emilie Lauwers

Dramaturgy Isaline Claeys

Texts Isaline Claeys

Texts Simon Robson

Video production Mário Melo Costa

Video production Emilie Lauwers

Lighting David Carney

Actor Simon Robson

Orchestra Vox Luminis

Programa de mano

La reina de las hadas

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Performances

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Cast
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15 November 2025

19:00

Main Auditorium

Hannah Ely, Viola Blache, Erika Tandiono, Carine Tinney, Zsuzsi Tóth, Stefanie True, Helene Erben , Jan Kullman, Vojtěch Semerád, Korneel Van Neste, Olivier Berten, Rory Carver, Richard Pittsinger, Kieran White, Hugo Herman-Wilson, Lionel Meunier, Sebastian Myrus, Lorant Najbauer

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