The Fairy-queen

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The Fairy-queen

SINGERS

Drunken Poet- Baritone

First Fairy- Soprano

Second Fairy-soprano

Night-soprano

Mystery-soprano

Secrecy- Countertenor

Sleep- Bass

Coridon-bass

Mopsa-soprano/countertenor

Nymph-soprano

Phoebus- Tenor

Spring-soprano

Summer-countertenor

Autumn-tenor

Winter-baritone

Juno-soprano

Chinese Man-countertenor

Chinese Woman ( Daphne )-soprano

Hymen-baritone

ACTORS

The Duke ( Theseus )

Egeus

Helena

Demetrius

Hermia

Lysander

Nick Bottom

Peter Quince

Tom Snout

Francis Flute

Robin Starveling

Snug

Oberon

Titania

Indian Boy

Robin Goodfellow ( Puck )

Fairies

SEE ALSO

Henry Purcell

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Masque

List Of Movements (scroll Down)

A facsimile of the libretto on Early English Books Online (login required)

RECORDINGS

John Eliot Gardiner , The Monteverdi Choir , The English Baroque Soloists (2 CD s) — 1982 — Archiv Produktion 419 221-2

Roger Norrington , The London Classical Players , The Schütz Choir Of London (2 CDs) — 1994 — EMI Classics 7243 5 55234 2 6

Nikolaus Harnoncourt , Concentus Musicus Wien , Arnold Schoenberg Chor (2 CDs) — 1995 — Teldec Classics 4509-97684-2

REFERENCE

Curtis Price . "The Fairy-Queen", '' Grove Music Online '', ed. L. Macy (accessed January 25 2006 ), grovemusic.com (subscription access).