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Cupid and Death

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A masque by James Shirley with music by Matthew Locke and Christopher Gibbons.
Cupid and Death are fellow guests at a country inn. The host's chamberlain, thwarted in his plans to inherit a fortune, takes revenge by exchanging their arrows. Mother Nature is appalled to see her laws overturned and calls on the higher gods to intervene. Mercury descends and brings the chaos to an end.

Contributors

Author:
James Shirley Music: Matthew Locke
Music:
Christopher Gibbons
Narrator:
John Rye
Musicians:
The Consort of Musicke
Musical director:
Anthony Rooley
Technical presentation:
Martin Page
Technical presentation:
Philip Ashley
Producer:
Chris Sayers
Producer:
Ian Cotterell
Host:
Alan Dudley
Chamberlain spoken by:
Mark Straker
Chamberlain sung by:
Andrew King (tenor)
Death spoken by:
Brian Sanders
Death sung by:
Joseph Cornwell (tenor)
Despair:
Brian Sanders (spoken role)
Nature:
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
Lover:
Evelyn Tubb (soprano)
Lover:
Richard Wistreich (bass)
Mercury:
David Thomas (bass)
Cupid:
Poppy Holden (soprano)
Source: Radio Times

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