Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Acts 1-3 | 20090721 | Francesca Gilpin directs a semi-staged production of Purcell's The Fairy Queen, based on the original production for Glyndebourne by Jonathan Kent. Adapted from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Purcell's most lavish theatre score takes the form of a series of fantastical masques presented for the entertainment of Titania, Oberon and their fairy court. Purcell: The Fairy Queen (Acts 1-3) Carolyn Sampson, Lucy Crowe, Claire Debono, Anna Devin (sopranos) Sean Clayton, Ed Lyon, Adrian Ward (tenors) Andrew Foster-Williams (bass-baritone) Lukas Kargl (baritone) Drunken Poet/Bottom - Desmond Barrit Puck - Jotham Annan Oberon - Joseph Millson Titania - Sally Dexter Egeus - Terrence Hardiman Theseus - William Gaunt Quince - Paul McCleary Snug - Brian Pettifer Mopsa/Flute - Robert Burt Snout - Jack Chissick Starveling - Roger Sloman Lysander - Oliver Kieran-Jones Helena - Helen Bradbury Hermia - Susannah Wise Demetrius - Oliver Le Sueur Director - Francesca Gilpin Glyndebourne Chorus Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment William Christie (conductor). Francesca Gilpin directs a semi-staged production of Purcell's The Fairy Queen (Acts 1-3). |
| 02 | Acts 4-5 | 20090721 | Francesca Gilpin directs a semi-staged production of Purcell's The Fairy Queen, based on the original production for Glyndebourne by Jonathan Kent. Adapted from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Purcell's most lavish theatre score takes the form of a series of fantastical masques presented for the entertainment of Titania, Oberon and their fairy court. Purcell: The Fairy Queen (Acts 4-5) Carolyn Sampson, Lucy Crowe, Claire Debono, Anna Devin (soprano) Sean Clayton, Ed Lyon, Adrian Ward (tenor) Andrew Foster-Williams (bass-baritone) Lukas Kargl (baritone) Drunken Poet/Bottom - Desmond Barrit Puck - Jotham Annan Oberon - Joseph Millson Titania - Sally Dexter Egeus - Terrence Hardiman Theseus - William Gaunt Quince - Paul McCleary Snug - Brian Pettifer Mopsa/Flute - Robert Burt Snout - Jack Chissick Starveling - Roger Sloman Lysander - Oliver Kieran-Jones Helena - Helen Bradbury Hermia - Susannah Wise Demetrius - Oliver Le Sueur Director - Francesca Gilpin Glyndebourne Chorus Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment William Christie (conductor). Francesca Gilpin directs a semi-staged production of Purcell's The Fairy Queen (Acts 4-5). |