Purcell, The Fairy Queen: "See, even Night her self is here" - Nola Richardson & Ars Lyrica Houston

Soprano Nola Richardson performs an excerpt from Henry Purcell's "The Fairy Queen" with Ars Lyrica Houston.
Libretto:
See, even Night her self is here,
To favour your Design;
And all her Peaceful Train is near,
That Men to Sleep incline.
Let Noise and Care,
Doubt and Despair,
Envy and Spight,
(The Fiends delight)
Be ever Banish'd hence,
Let soft Repose,
Her Eye-lids close;
And murmuring Streams,
Bring pleasing Dreams;
Let nothing stay to give offence.
"Fallen Angels" (23/24 season opener)
Friday, September 22, 2023 at 7:30 pm
Zilkha Hall, The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
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Orchestral personnel:
Oboe - Stephen Bard, Pablo Moreno
Bassoon - Benjamin Kamins
Violin I - Elizabeth Blumenstock (concertmaster), Oleg Sulyga, Maria Lin, Andrés González
Violin II - Anabel Detrick (principal 2nd), Alan Austin, Hae-a Lee
Viola - Erika Lawson, Jorge Luis Zapata Marín
Cello - Barrett Sills, Eric Taeyung Mun
Violone - Deborah Dunham
Theorbo - Richard Savino
Harpsichord/conductor - Matthew Dirst
Surtitles - Jenna Wallis
Video and audio by BEND Productions, LLC
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