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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:opera
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gptkbp:adaptation
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Ballet adaptations
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gptkbp:based_on
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gptkb:A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Puck
gptkb:Oberon
gptkb:Titania
gptkb:The_Fairy_Queen
gptkb:The_King_of_the_Fairies
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:Henry_Purcell
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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revived interest in English opera
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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important work in English opera
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gptkbp:first_performance
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gptkb:Queen's_Theatre,_Dorset_Garden
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gptkbp:genre
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semi-opera
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:Restoration_England
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gptkbp:influenced
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later English composers
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:opera
English Renaissance theatre
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gptkbp:instruments
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gptkb:Theotokos
flutes
harpsichord
trumpets
violins
timpani
bassoon
cellos
violas
oboes
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:librettist
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gptkb:John_Dryden
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gptkbp:music_style
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Baroque music
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gptkbp:notable_aria
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Hark! The echoing air
O let me weep
What shall I do?
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gptkbp:notable_performers
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gptkb:The_King's_Consort
gptkb:Ian_Bostridge
gptkb:The_English_Concert
gptkb:Emma_Kirkby
gptkb:The_Sixteen
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gptkbp:notable_production
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Royal Opera House production
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gptkbp:notable_themes
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gptkb:transformation
love and jealousy
dreams and reality
nature and the supernatural
conflict between order and chaos
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gptkbp:number_of_acts
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gptkb:5
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gptkbp:orchestration
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strings and continuo
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gptkbp:performance_tradition
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performed in concert form
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gptkbp:premiere_date
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1692
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gptkbp:recordings
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gptkb:Various_artists
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gptkbp:thematic_element
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fairy magic
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Academy_of_Ancient_Music
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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