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The Indian Queen (Z. 630) is a largely unfinished semi-opera with music by Henry Purcell, first performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, in 1695. The exact date is unknown, but Peter Holman surmises it may have been in June.
It was created as a revised version of the 1664 play The Indian Queen, in a prologue and five acts, by John Dryden and his brother-in-law Sir Robert Howard. More specifically, in 1694, Thomas Betterton was given £50 to transform the play into an opera, and he commissioned Purcell to compose the music. Purcell, who died in November 1695, left music only for the Prologue and Acts II and III. His brother Daniel completed a masque for Act V.
The Indian Queen is one of Purcell's less often performed stage works. This is probably more a reflection of the incomplete state of the score than of its quality.
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- The Indian Queen, semi-opera, Z. 630: 17h. I Attempt from Love's Sickness To Fly
- Chacony, for 4 strings in G minor, Z. 730: 40ab. Plainte: O Let Me Weep
- Work: Hear, Mighty Love
- The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629: 40ab. Plainte: O Let Me Weep
- Cupid, the slyest rogue alive, song, Z. 367
- Oedipus, incidental music, Z. 583: 2. Music for a While
- Jig for harpsichord in G minor, ZD 223
- The fatal hour comes on apace, song, Z. 421
- Trumpet Tune ) for harpsichord in C major ZT 698
- She that would gain a faithful lover, song, Z. 414
- Bonduca, or, The British Heroine, incidental music, Z. 574: 17a. Oh! Lead Me to Some Peaceful Gloom
- King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: 38. Fairest Isle
- Work: Cebell
- Tell me, some pitying angel, , sacred song, for soprano & continuo, Z. 196
- O solitude, my sweetest choice, song, Z. 406
- The Libertine, or, the Libertine Destroyed, incidental music, Z. 600: 3b. To Arms, to Arms, Heroic Prince
- The Staircase Overture, Z. 614
- Work: Slow Air
- The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629: 48bc. Hark! Hark! the Echoing Air
- If music be the food of love, song, Z. 379
- To arms , symphony & song, Z. 574/15
- Pausanias, the Betrayer of his Country, incidental music, Z. 585: 1. Sweeter Than Roses
- Work: We Come To Sing
- Part I: If Music Be The Food Of Love
- Part III: Jig
- Part I: To Arms, To Arms, Heroic Prince
- Part IV: Music For A While
- Part II: We Come To Sing
- Part I: Slow Air
- Part III: She That Would Gain A Faithful Lover
