About the Performance
Purcell's version of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream offers an extraordinary variety of music fashioning the magic, mystery, broad comedy and romance of the story of lovers thwarted, bewitched and reunited. The combined specialist early music forces of the choir and period instrument ensemble which are The Sixteen with their conductor Harry Christophers ensure this evening offers a truly authentic experience.
The Sixteen: 'a tiny soundbite of Heaven.' The Times
Harry Christophers: 'wants to do more than just ravish our ears. He wants to set us feeling and thinking... all that glorious vocal euphony just takes your breath away' The Daily Telegraph
