The Fairy Prince is a masque in three acts by composer Thomas Arne.
The English libretto, by George Colman the Elder, is based on Ben Jonson’s Oberon, the Faery Prince (1611).
[1] Despite being designated as a masque, the work is sung throughout, and is in many respects reminiscent of a comic opera.
Of particular note is the wood nymphs’ aria "Let us play and dance and sing", which has a large range of approximately 2 and a half octaves and has some impressive coloratura passages.
While critics and audiences praised both the music and the elaborate sets of the production, the work was strangely never revived.