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See even Night herself is here

Opera details:

Opera title:

The Fairy-Queen

Composer:

Henry Purcell

Language:

English

Synopsis:

The Fairy-Queen Synopsis

Libretto:

The Fairy-Queen Libretto

Translation(s):

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Aria details:

Type:

aria

Role(s):

Night

Voice(s):

Soprano

Act:

2.05

Previous scene: Now join your warbling voices
Next scene: I am come to lock all fast

Purcell: Z 629/11. See, even Night herself is here (The Fairy Queen) - Argenta

Singer: Nancy Argenta

Playlist (The Fairy Queen):

The Fairy Queen, Z 629

Dramatic opera in five acts

Text: Anonymous, after William Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (c.1595)

Music: Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

First performance: 2 May 1692, in London (Queen's Theatre, Dorset Garden)
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11a. Prelude
for 2 violins and tenor violin

11b. See, even Night herself is here
for soprano, 2 violins and tenor violin

11c. Prelude (reprise)
for 2 violins and tenor violin
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Nancy Argenta, soprano

Fiona Huggett, violin
Nicholas Robinson, violin
Trevor Jones, viola

Recorded in July 1995

Pitch: A = 415 Hz
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Marc D.

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