Culture: Review: Rare and Welcome Glimpse of the Fairies ; the Fairy Queen Crescent Theatre

Birmingham Post › June 20, 2005

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Purcell's The Fairy Queen, in its original form an unwieldy concoction of speech, song and dance, is seldom seen on the professional opera stage, so this presentation by Birmingham Conservatoire was doubly welcome.

Michael Barry has imaginatively restructured the piece into something modern audiences can follow and understand, and it's a delightful production oozing with simple charm.

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Culture: Review: Rare and Welcome Glimpse of the Fairies ; the Fairy Queen Crescent Theatre

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