{"id":43516,"date":"2026-04-13T10:55:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/operakrolewska.pl\/?post_type=repetoire&#038;p=43516"},"modified":"2026-04-15T19:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T17:35:10","slug":"venus-and-adonis-john-blow-premiere-2-3","status":"publish","type":"repetoire","link":"https:\/\/operakrolewska.pl\/en\/repetoire\/venus-and-adonis-john-blow-premiere-2-3\/","title":{"rendered":"VENUS AND ADONIS \/ JOHN BLOW (CONCERT VERSION)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>John Blow subtitled <em>Venus and Adonis<\/em> \u2013 his only dramatic work \u2013 <em>A Masque for the entertainment of the King<\/em>. However, the piece goes beyond the confines of a typical court masque \u2013 it does not contain spoken dialogues, fulfilling the genre requirements of an opera. The composition is a brilliant synthesis of the achievements of Italian and French music of the time while still maintaining \u2013 in accordance with the English tradition \u2013 the important role of choruses and instrumental parts. It is not surprising, therefore, that this work became an important inspiration for Henry Purcell&#8217;s brilliant opera <em>Dido and Aeneas<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The French-style overture introduces listeners to the magical world of Ovid&#8217;s love story of a goddess and a mortal, where the pastoral landscape is full of mysteries and supernatural events. However, the atmosphere of delightful joy quickly evaporates when Adonis succumbs to the persuasions of the beautiful Venus and takes part in the hunt. Wounded by a wild animal, he dies in the arms of his beloved. 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