Secular Masque
A Masque from Drury Lane
Venue:
Christopher Bell - conductor
Bridget Biagi - director
Michael Burden - producer
Gordon Hughes - lighting
Marie Robinson - costume co-ordinator
Neil Metcalfe - repetiteur
Orchestra:
Violins: Huw Davies (leader), Andrew Patten, Alexa Butterworth, Harriet Wilson
Violas: Jane Richards, Ken Taylor
Violoncellos: Willian Stowe, Philip Cartwright
Double Bass: Walter Carlton
Flutes: Sue Cook, Justine McKellar
Oboes: James Eastaway, Katharine Ault
Horns: Niel Nicholson, James Brock
Trumpet: Lawrence Haigh
Timpani: Stuart Hope
Continuo: Philip Sawyer
Secular Masque ... William Boyce
libretto by John Dryden
A unique opportunity to see this music drama (first performance since 1750 of this version)
Prologue and Epilogue - Laurence Wareing
Janus, the two-faced God of beginnings - Scott Davies
Chronos, Father Time - Nicholas Macklon
Momus, Satirist of the Deities - Christopher Hobkirk
Diana, the Huntress - Rachel Cowan
Mars, God of War - Nicholas Jones
Venus, Goddess of Love - Irene Drummond
Servant to Chronos - David Pounder
Diana's Nymphs and Huntsmen - Stephen Chaundy, Christopher Hoban, Sheenagh Massey, Alex Weaver
Mars' Warriors - Stephen Chaundy, Christopher Hoban and David Pounder
Venus' attendants in Love - Jo Laming, Alex Weaver
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Programme notes by Michael Burden
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Thanks also to Gary Bell, Jane Chalmers, Susan Clayson, Julia Craig-McFeely, Alison Prain, John Raymond and Roger Savage