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Henry Purcell (* 10.9.1659, Westminster; † 21.11.1695, London) is considered the most important composer of the English High Baroque.


Herny Purcell was particularly important for the development of English Baroque opera and the so-called semioperas, a typically British hybrid form with a lot of spoken text and musical interludes. He also composed incidental music, cantatas, catches and songs, odes and welcome songs, chamber music, anthems, church music and keyboard works.

Henry Purcell
Excerpts from the opera “The Fairy-Queen”

Cast:
Steffen Tast - Conductor
Andrew Greenwood - Choreography and dance
Radio Symphonic Orchestra Berlin
Additional information
Participating artists
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Dates
October 2024
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