The Fairy Queen by William Christie

I watched Purcell’s opera, the Fairy Queen orchestrated by the Age of Enlightenment under the conduction of William Christie.

The Fairy Queen is not ordinary opera but the jumble of trendy nightclub entertainment show with lots of speaking dialogue, dancing and singing for it is based on Shakespeare’s A Midnight Summer’s Dream. The orchestration was very good and the singers sung well but they’re not the best.

And yet, musically, this opera is the treasure box filled with rich finest works by Purcell.