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Gabrieli Consort: Purcell the Fairy Queen

Thursday 06 November 2025

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

“One charming night gives more delight than a hundred lucky days…” Paul McCreesh and the Gabrieli Consort present Purcell’s The Fairy Queen.

The spells are undone, the lovers are united. Now Oberon weaves a new enchantment – an entertainment without parallel beneath the starlit canopy of a summer night. Purcell’s The Fairy Queen is A Midsummer Night’s Dream, but not remotely as you know it – there’s no Shakespeare, for a start! – and Paul Mc Creesh adores its wit, its magic and its sensuality. “I can’t think of anyone who could give a better rendition of this Restoration ‘feel-good’ masterpiece” says Presto Classical, but hear for yourself, in this exuberant concert performance. “A thousand ways we’ll find / To entertain the hours…”

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Thu 06 Nov 7:00 PM £45/£40/£30/£17.50/£10/£55 Book

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