The 1691 premiered semi-Opera King Arthur of the "Orpheus britannicus" Henry Purcell, John Dryden wrote the libretto to which, combines drama, music, dance and spectacle. "Music and poetry can be for ...

John Dryden’s libretto for Henry Purcell’s “Dramatick Opera,” King Arthur, recounts the mythical monarch’s battle for control of ancient Britain and exalts the nation’s prowess as of 1691, but the ...

When an opera company makes the decision to radically update a creation from the past and superimpose a stridently pointed contemporary political message, that company is entering risky territory.

Concert Review: Schumann Marathon, Purcell: King Arthur Among seven works, performed at the Schuman Marathon, only two were noteworthy; Henry Purcell’s music is today as straightforwardly ...

Get your Henry Purcell on with Alex Cann and his Bach Elgar Choir. Cann and company, who’ve presented full-on homages to such greats as Handel and the team of W.S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan, are ...

Henry Purcell was the most important English composer of the era, described as the "Orpheus Britannicus" for his ability to combine Baroque counterpoint with dramatic settings of English words. He ...