Don Quixote
April 17-19, 2009
Folger Consort presents an evening of music inspired by Cervantes' classic tale of comic chivalry, Don Quixote. Baritone William Sharp, soprano Rosa Lamoreaux and a cadre of expert instrumentalists perform Quixote-inspired works by Purcell, Telemann, D'Urfey and more, interspersed with readings from the book by actor Floyd King.
Folger Consort
Robert Eisenstein--violin
Christopher Kendall--theorbo
Guest Artists
Rise Browder--violin
Michael DeSapio--viola
Floyd King--Don Quixote
Rosa Lamoreaux--soprano
Robert McDonald--Sancho Panza
John Moran--baroque cello
J. Tracy Mortimore--double bass
William Sharp--baritone
William Simms--guitar, theorbo
Webb Wiggins--harpsichord
Catherine Flye--staging director
