Details

An operatic version of Shakespeare's fantasy play. With great skill and sensitivity, Britten presents the play as a charming opera, retaining the serene magic of the forest, the distress of the lovers, Puck's mischief, and Bottom's lamentably amateur theatre company.

Cast/Performers

Iestyn Davies (Oberon), Sophie Bevan (Tytania), Matthew Rose (Bottom), Clive Bayley, Leah-Marian Jones, Nick Pritchard, George Humphreys, Clare Presland, Eleanor Dennis, Andrew Shore, Lawrence Wiliford, Sion Goronwy, Nicholas Sharratt, Simon Butteriss

Creatives/Company

Music: Benjamin Britten
Author: Shakespeare
Adapted by(s): Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears
Company: Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra
Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth
Director: Netia Jones
Design: Netia Jones

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Opera or Operetta) production archive for QTIX code T02055967041. Details of all A Midsummer Night's Dream archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S1860

Archive Listings

9 Jun 17
to
14 Jun 17

Snape Maltings Concert Hall
Aldeburgh, Suffolk
Performance Details => Venue archive

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