Opera
Henry Purcell
The Fairy Queen
15 Nov, 25
Premiere at the Teatro Real

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: Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Libretto: John Dryden, after William Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1600)
Semi-staged concert version
Artistic team
Conductor: Lionel Meunier
Concept design: Emile Laywers
Set and lighting design: David Carney
Video: Mário Melo Costa
Dramaturgy: Isaline Claeys
Cast
Sopranos
Viola Blache
Gwendoline Blondeel
Erika Tandiono
Carinne Tinney
Stefanie True
Zsuzsi Tóth
Contraltos
Jan Kullmann
Vojtech Semerád
Tenors
Kieran White
Rory Carver
Countertenors
Jan Kullmann
Vojtech Semerád
Baritones
Marcus Farnworth
Lóránt Najbauer
Sebastian Myrus
Vox Luminis
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
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