Prom 68 - Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream

Details

Part of the BBC Proms. Garsington Opera makes its Proms debut with Britten's most successful operatic export after Peter Grimes. In his night-scented adaptation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Britten leads his audience into a dream world, unravelling the nature of human interaction and love as he goes. Expect a force field of enchantment to fill the Royal Albert Hall in this semi-staged performance from one of Britain's most distinguished opera companies. There will be an interval.

Cast/Performers

Iestyn Davies (Oberon), Lucy Crowe (Tytania), Richard Burkhard (Bottom), Caspar Singh (Lysander), James Newby (Demetrius), Stephanie Wake-Edwards (Hermia), Camilla Harris (Helena), Nicholas Crawley (Theseus), Christine Rice (Hippolyta), John Savournin (Quince), Frazer Scott (Snug), James Way (Flute), Geoffrey Dolton (Starveling), Adam Sullivan (Snout), Jerone Marsh-Reid (Puck)

Creatives/Company

Company(s): Garsington Opera, Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor: Douglas Boyd