Category
page 1Operas by Henry Purcell
Dido and Aeneas
opera by Henry Purcell
The Fairy-Queen
semi-opera by Henry Purcell
King Arthur
semi-opera by John Dryden and Henry Purcell
The Indian Queen
semi-opera by Henry Purcell
Dioclesian
Dioclesian (The Prophetess: or, The History of Dioclesian) is an English tragicomic semi-opera in five acts by Henry Purcell to a libretto by Thomas Betterton based on the play The Prophetess, by John Fletcher and Philip Massinger, which in turn was based very loosely on the life of the Emperor Diocletian. It was premiered in late May 1690 at the Queen's Theatre, Dorset Garden. The play was first produced in 1622. Choreography for the various dances was provided by Josias Priest, who worked with Purcell on several other semi-operas.