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Soprano Morgan Balfour’s delivery of “See, even Night herself is here…” plumbed the emotional quality in Purcell’s writing, her voice covered, touchingly, for “Let soft Repose Her Eye-lids close…” In her hospital scrubs, we could imagine Balfour as a healthcare worker trying to wrench herself home at the end of an exhausting day. Thus, something heart-rending in her gesture of reaching again for the bottle in the ritornellos.

Morgan Balfour’s pure liquid soprano was a standout both as Night (the nurse) and as the marriage celebrant in the climactic final masque

Morgan Balfour in "See, Even Night Herself is Here" and "If Love’s a Sweet Passion" gave heartfelt, intimate voice to the secrets and seductions of the night.

Morgan Balfour's vocal performance is grounded with beautiful legato lines