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» Review: The Fairy Queen

Not so much opera as drama with songs this production had us all roaring with laughter. The play was simply well played, the songs beautifully sung and the orchestra on strident form. However, the form of this work by Purcell is oddly uncomfortable by modern tastes and were it not for the brilliantly witty staging and direction it might have seemed long and un-cohesive. It was not, the drama raced along, the music was delightful and the set and costumes worked their magic. At the end of the first half the stage filled with the chorus dressed as toy bunnies who, to Purcells sawing theme, did what bunnies allegedly do.
Glyndebourne, 8 August
5/5
Andrew Kay

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