| Main Performers | Paulina Francisco,
Georgia Burashko,
Rebecca Leggett,
Juliette Mey,
Rodrigo Carreto,
Ilja Aksionov tenor
Hugo Herman-Wilson,
Benjamin Schilperoort - vocals |
| Orchestra or Band | Compagnie Käfig,
Les Arts Florissants |
| Conductors | Paul Agnew
Mourad Merzouki - choreographer/stage director |
| Set List | 'The Fairy Queen 102, Purcell (semi-staged; sung and spoken in English, with English surtitles) |
| Performance Notes | After critically acclaimed runs in New York, Paris and around the world, Mourad Merzoukis staging of Purcells The Fairy Queen comes to the Proms.
Expression and spontaneity characterise both Merzoukis hip hop-derived dance, Paul Agnews musical direction and Purcells 1692 composition, a series of allegorical celebrations of young love based on Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream. (For two other major musical responses to the play, see Proms 36 & 68.)
Goblins and elves meet street dance as Paul Agnew makes his Proms conducting debut and soloists from Le Jardin des Voix (the vocal academy run by Les Arts Florissants) and dancers from Merzoukis troupe combine in this moving and imaginative meeting of genres.
Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. |
| Related Archival Material | Prom Guide (RAHE/1/2024),
Programme (RAHE/1/2024) |
| Ticket Prices | £10-150, promming tickets £8 |