Edinburgh Studio Opera is proud to present Purcell's 'The Fairy Queen'
'The Fairy Queen' is based on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It follows two human couples that get lost in the fairy-inhabited woods, are placed under relationship-complicating spells, and experience a fever-dream-like trance through the fairy kingdom. They try to sort out where reality really is, how to get back to it, and, in turn, how to get back to the love they had before this magic took over.
With potions, knife fights, and music sung by fairies, gods, and even the characters of Mystery and Sleep. This show comes together to follow the story of the Shakespearean lovers, but moreover provides an immersive experience in the whimsical fairy kingdom.
Pleasance Courtyard • Pleasance 60, EH8 9TJ Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom