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. New Production. Supported by the English Opera Group. Running time: 3hrs

Cast/Performers

Iestyn Davies (Oberon), Willard White (Bottom), Sarah Tynan (Tytania), Allan Clayton (Lysander), Benedict Nelson (Demetrius), Kate Valentine (Helena), Tamara Gura (Hermia), Michael Colvin (Flute), Graeme Danby (Snug), Peter van Hulle (Snout), Simon Butteriss (Staveling)

Creatives/Company

Music: Benjamin Britten
Author: Shakespeare
Adapted by(s): Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears
Producer(s): English National Opera, K.S. Stanislavsky, VI.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre
Conductor: Leo Hussain
Director: Chrisopher Alden
Design: Charles Edwards
Costume: Sue Willmington
Lighting: Adam Silverman