In the 1980s and 1990s there were several new recordings of these operas, but very few new recordings of the works have been made in in the intervening decades. Today there are few up to date recordings available and therefore for anyone without the means to attend concerts regularly, the repertoire has become out of reach. Performers, meanwhile, struggle to interpret and perform from outdated editions with many editing errors, thanks to conflicting, often missing, original sources

Informed Purcell interpretations have changed radically in recent decades. Gabrieli are standard-bearers for excellence in the scholarship and performance of this repertoire. We will deliver excellent new print editions (informed by years of performance, forensic research of early sources and an understanding of contemporary playing techniques) and 2 definitive new recordings that will both satisfy the baroque expert and entice new listeners, revelling in the music’s elegance, joy and wit.