Video gallery
These videos were filmed at the performance in the Painted Hall in Greenwich. Being a historic property, the acoustics aren't ideally suited to filming, so please forgive the sound quality.
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Clip 1: Entrance of the Queen Watch Windows Media movie: 5.6M As this masque is in honour of Elizabeth I, it is performed in her presence. After her entrance, one of the company tells us a little about the masque. |
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Clip 2: Ate plants the apple Watch Windows Media movie: 4.5M Ate, goddess of discord, frightens away the happy nymphs of Ida and leaves the golden apple for the three goddesses to find. |
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Clip 3: The goddesses choose a judge Watch Windows Media movie: 8.0M Unable to decide which of them is the fairest, Juno, Pallas and Venus appoint the shepherd Paris to make the decision. |
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Clip 4: Juno's dancing tree Watch Windows Media movie: 11.7M Juno bribes Paris with a golden tree, represented by masqued dancers. Dance and music was an intergral part of the Elizabethan masque. |
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Clip 5: Helen's song Watch Windows Media movie: 5.7M Venus bribes Paris with a vision of Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world, singing beguilingly. |
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Clip 6: The trial is called Watch Windows Media movie: 4.3M Apollo calls upon Paris to plead his case. |
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Clip 7: Apollo's verdict Watch Windows Media movie: 6.2M Apollo rules that Diana should be the one to bestow the apple. |
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Clip 8: Diana's decision Watch Windows Media movie: 12M With much flattery, Diana judges the Queen to be the only person worthy of the apple. |
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Clip 9: Final song Watch Windows Media movie: 11.7M After Diana bestows the apple on the Queen, the audience join the masquers in a final song in her honour. |
