by Ensemble The Scholars Baroque · Naxos · CD · EAN 0730099475228
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«The Indian Queen» is the album by Henry Purcell and Daniel Purcell performed by The Scholars Baroque Ensemble, released in 1998 by Naxos on CD.
Baroque semi-opera based on the theatrical text by John Dryden, with a story of love and death in Peru and Mexico. It combines overtures, arias, choruses, orchestral passages and a comic interlude; it closes with «The Masque of Hymen», by Daniel Purcell, with a happy ending. Highlights include «Curtain Music and Overture» and «Prologue and Act I».
DDD recording made at All Saints Church, East Finchley (London), from 27 to 29 November 1995. Total duration: 78:37. Includes English libretto. Catalogue number: 8.553752.
For fans of Baroque music and English semi-operas, as well as those seeking recordings with period instruments.
