... over the beds of the lovers to bestow them with blessings. Both couples see the fairies and respond to them, proving the existence of fairies. Haitink, Hall and Bury's appearance of the fairies in the human world also occurs in the final scene. However, they invade the house when the humans have already left. The last scenes of the opera is also the only time when Haitink, Hall and Bury show the audience the ... with the first act entirely, the relationship between the fairies and humans is difficult to portray because the audience cannot compare the behaviour of the fairies with the beha...

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