[1] Composer John Eccles wrote the aria "I burn" for soprano Anne Bracegirdle which became a tremendous success for the actress and became a staple work in her stage repertoire.
[2] The complete work itself, according to writer-director Don Taylor, is actually three separate plays, and in total takes more than seven hours to perform.
[3] It is seldom, if ever, revived today, and was not a success at its premiere, although some of Purcell's compositions for it (From rosy bow'rs, for instance) have become fairly well known.
[3] A highly-abridged early revival of it (with full orchestral accompaniment) took place at the 1938 Bath Music Festival.
The production starred Paul Scofield as Don Quixote, and Roy Hudd as Sancho Panza.