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The Masque at Kenilworth

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Kenilworth, A Masque of the Days of Queen Elizabeth (commonly referred to as "The Masque at Kenilworth"), is a cantata with music by Arthur Sullivan and words by Henry Fothergill Chorley (with an extended Shakespeare quotation) that premiered at the Birmingham Festival on 8 September 1864. [1]

45 relations: Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604), Arion, Arthur Sullivan, Baritone, Birmingham, Cantata, Carthage, Charles Santley, Charlotte Sainton-Dolby, Cressida, Dido, Dryad, Dublin, Elizabeth I of England, Faun, George Grove, Giovanni Matteo Mario, Helen Lemmens-Sherrington, Henry Chorley, Incidental music, Kenilworth, Kenilworth (novel), Kenilworth Castle, Lady of the Lake, Masque, Michael Costa (conductor), On Shore and Sea, Oriana, Pyramus and Thisbe, Richard Bonynge, Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, Royal Opera House, Silvanus (mythology), Soprano, Tenor, The Athenaeum (British magazine), The Crystal Palace, The Merchant of Venice, The Sapphire Necklace, The Tempest (Sullivan), The Times, Troilus, Walter Scott, William Hayman Cummings, William Shakespeare.

Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)

The Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) was an intermittent conflict between the kingdoms of Spain and England that was never formally declared.

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Arion

Arion (Ἀρίων) was a kitharode in ancient Greece, a Dionysiac poet credited with inventing the dithyramb: "As a literary composition for chorus dithyramb was the creation of Arion of Corinth," The islanders of Lesbos claimed him as their native son, but Arion found a patron in Periander, tyrant of Corinth.

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Arthur Sullivan

Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan MVO (13 May 1842 – 22 November 1900) was an English composer.

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Baritone

A baritone is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the bass and the tenor voice types.

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Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, with an estimated population of 1,101,360, making it the second most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Cantata

A cantata (literally "sung", past participle feminine singular of the Italian verb cantare, "to sing") is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir.

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Carthage

Carthage (from Carthago; Punic:, Qart-ḥadašt, "New City") was the center or capital city of the ancient Carthaginian civilization, on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now the Tunis Governorate in Tunisia.

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Charles Santley

Sir Charles Santley (28 February 1834 – 22 September 1922) was an English-born opera and oratorio star with a bravuraFrom the Italian verb bravare, to show off.

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Charlotte Sainton-Dolby

Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby (17 May 182118 February 1885), was an English contralto, singing teacher and composer.

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Cressida

Cressida (also Criseida, Cresseid or Criseyde) is a character who appears in many Medieval and Renaissance retellings of the story of the Trojan War.

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Dido

Dido was, according to ancient Greek and Roman sources, the founder and first queen of Carthage.

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Dryad

A dryad (Δρυάδες, sing.: Δρυάς) is a tree nymph or tree spirit in Greek mythology.

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Dublin

Dublin is the capital of and largest city in Ireland.

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Elizabeth I of England

Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death on 24 March 1603.

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Faun

The faun (φαῦνος, phaunos) is a mythological half human–half goat creature appearing in Ancient Rome.

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George Grove

Sir George Grove, CB (13 August 1820 – 28 May 1900) was an English writer on music, known as the founding editor of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians.

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Giovanni Matteo Mario

Giovanni Matteo De Candia, also known as Mario (17 October 1810 – 11 December 1883), was an Italian opera singer.

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Helen Lemmens-Sherrington

Helen Lemmens-Sherrington (4 October 1834 – 9 May 1906) was an English concert and operatic soprano prominent from the 1850s to the 1880s.

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Henry Chorley

Henry Fothergill Chorley (15 December 1808 – 16 February 1872) was an English literary, art and music critic, writer and editor.

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Incidental music

Incidental music is music in a play, television program, radio program, video game, film, or some other presentation form that is not primarily musical.

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Kenilworth

Kenilworth is a town and civil parish in Warwickshire, England, about south-west of the centre of Coventry, north of Warwick and north-west of London.

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Kenilworth (novel)

Kenilworth.

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Kenilworth Castle

Kenilworth Castle is located in the town of the same name in Warwickshire, England.

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Lady of the Lake

The Lady of the Lake is an enchantress in the Matter of Britain, the body of medieval literature and legend associated with King Arthur.

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Masque

The masque was a form of festive courtly entertainment that flourished in 16th- and early 17th-century Europe, though it was developed earlier in Italy, in forms including the intermedio (a public version of the masque was the pageant).

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Michael Costa (conductor)

Sir Michael Andrew Angus Costa (14 February 180829 April 1884) was an Italian-born conductor and composer who achieved success in England.

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On Shore and Sea

On Shore and Sea is a "dramatic cantata" composed by Arthur Sullivan, with words by Tom Taylor.

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Oriana

Oriana is a given name, primarily of a female, that is widespread in Europe.

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Pyramus and Thisbe

Pyramus and Thisbē are a pair of ill-fated lovers whose story forms part of Ovid's Metamorphoses.

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Richard Bonynge

Richard Alan Bonynge (born 29 September 1930) is an Australian conductor and pianist.

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Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester

Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (24 June 1532 – 4 September 1588) was an English nobleman and the favourite and close friend of Elizabeth I's, from her first year on the throne until his death.

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Royal Opera House

The Royal Opera House (ROH) is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London.

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Silvanus (mythology)

Silvanus (meaning "of the woods" in Latin) was a Roman tutelary deity of woods and fields.

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Soprano

A soprano is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types.

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Tenor

Tenor is a type of classical male singing voice, whose vocal range is normally the highest male voice type, which lies between the baritone and countertenor voice types.

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The Athenaeum (British magazine)

The Athenaeum was a literary magazine published in London, England from 1828 to 1921.

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The Crystal Palace

The Crystal Palace was a cast-iron and plate-glass structure originally built in Hyde Park, London, to house the Great Exhibition of 1851.

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The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice is a 16th-century play written by William Shakespeare in which a merchant in Venice must default on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender.

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The Sapphire Necklace

The Sapphire Necklace, or the False Heiress (completed by 1867, and at least mostly completed by 1864), was the first opera composed by Arthur Sullivan.

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The Tempest (Sullivan)

The Tempest incidental music, Op.

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The Times

The Times is a British daily (Monday to Saturday) national newspaper based in London, England.

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Troilus

Troilus (or; Troïlos; Troilus) is a legendary character associated with the story of the Trojan War.

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Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, poet and historian.

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William Hayman Cummings

William Hayman Cummings (August 22, 1831 – June 6, 1915) was an English musician, tenor and organist at Waltham Abbey.

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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 (baptised)—23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as both the greatest writer in the English language, and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masque_at_Kenilworth

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