Archived Event

Blow and Locke
Early Opera Company; Christian Curnyn director; Anna Dennis soprano (as Venus); Keri Fuge soprano (as Cupid); Benjamin Appl baritone (as Adonis)
Date
Thu 12 Mar 2020, 7.30pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
Availability

Artists

  • Early Opera Company
    • Christian Curnyndirector
    • Anna Dennissoprano (as Venus)
    • Keri Fugesoprano (as Cupid)
    • Benjamin Applbaritone (as Adonis)

    Programme

    • Matthew Locke
      c.1621-1677
        • Cupid and Death
          :
        • Selections from Cupid and Death

    Interval

    Overview

    A delightful reminder thatstage masques thrived at theCromwellian court, Cupid andDeath reveals Matthew Locke asthe father of English Opera. Venusand Adonis, John Blow’s exquisite‘masque for the entertainment ofthe king’, ranks as one of the mostentertaining and heartbreakingworks in the English language.

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