Friday 21 June 7:30 pm

St.Andrew's Church, Aldborough, YO51 9ER

The For 15 years, Armonico Consort has been in demand by festivals in the UK and Europe to perform its inimitable version of Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas. The singers and actors of the company now turn their attention to Purcell’s greatest semi opera in a brand new semi staged version with a specially adapted script from Shakespeare’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ create for the first time a modern day retelling of both of these incredible works in one joyous evening! Armonico Consort will conjure up Purcell’s world of dreams and darkness, love and laughter in a not to be missed evening! The Fairy Queen is an adaption of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Can there be anything dreamier then to picnic in the gardens of Aldborough Manor from 5pm on a beautiful midsummer evening, before a magical night of music? Armonico Consort is the spine-tingling, critically acclaimed choir, that sells out venues thanks to their inventive way of presenting a performance, under the artistic vision of director, Chirstopher Monks. This semi-staged production of Purcell’s masterpiece, The Fairy Queen, is an extraordinary work with the most simply seductive melodies, described by Monks as an entertaining ‘emotional rollercoaster.’