Artists
- Early Opera Company
- Christian Curnyndirector
- Anna Dennissoprano (as Venus)
- Keri Fugesoprano (as Cupid)
- Benjamin Applbaritone (as Adonis)
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
Programme
- Matthew Lockec.1621-1677
- Cupid and Death:
- Selections from Cupid and Death
Interval
- John Blow1648-1708
- Venus and Adonis
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.