Where was the composer of The Fairy-Queen from?
The Fairy-Queen The Fairy-Queen (1692; Purcell catalogue number Z.629) is a masque or semi-opera by Henry Purcell; a "Restoration spectacular". The libretto is an anonymous adaptation of William Shakespeare's wedding comedy "A Midsummer Night's Dream". First performed in 1692, "The Fairy-Queen" was composed three years before Purcell's death at the age of 35. Following his death, the score was lost and only rediscovered early in the twentieth century.
Michael J. Lewis Michael John Lewis (born 11 January 1939 in Aberystwyth, Wales) is a British composer, primarily of film music.