Details

Alison Balsom's performances of Purcell, Handel and their contemporaries give heart and soul to a bustling, exuberant entertainment; a breathtaking evocation of baroque London in all its colour, clamour, diversity and glorious chaos. Characters from monarchs to watermen cross paths in a narrative tied together by Purcell's music and Balsom's resplendent natural trumpet-playing.

Cast/Performers

Alison Balsom (trumpet), Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Christopher Lowrey (countertenor), Gwilym Bowen (tenor), Jamie Parker (actor), Jack Farthing (actor), Anjana Vasan (actor), Amanda Wilkin (actor)

Creatives/Company

Musical Director: Harry Bicket
Other: Samuel Adamson (text)
Director: Dominic Dromgoole
Company: Guildhall School Chorus