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Thrice happy lovers

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):

Juno

Voice(s):

Soprano

Act:

5.01

Previous scene: Next, Winter comes slowly
Next scene: O let me weep

Alfred Deller sings Purcell - LIVE!

Singer: Alfred Deller

Here are five songs from a 1952 concert in the Netherlands with countertenor Alfred Deller and Gustav Leonhardt at the harpsichord.

I. "Thrice happy lovers" (Fairy Queen)
II. "O lead me to some peaceful gloom" (Bonduca) 3:05
III. "Hark! how all things with one sound rejoice" (Fairy Queen) 6:04
IV. "Not all my torments can your pity move" (Gresham Manuscript) 8:11
V. "Music for a while" (Oedipus) 10:30

Link to my Alfred Deller playlist:

"I love, tho' I despair."

(the images used here are not from this concert.)

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Libretto/Lyrics/Text/Testo:

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Full libretto The Fairy-Queen

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Matt Cooksey