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. A revival of the original 1981 production now supported by The Columbia Foundation, San Francisco.

Cast/Performers

Michael Chance (Oberon), Lisa Larsson (Tytania), Gordon Gietz (Lysander), William Dazeley (Demetrius), Ann Taylor (Hermia), Madeline Bender (Helena), Henry Waddington (Quince), Geoffrey Moses (Snug), Henry Newman (Staveling), Barry Banks (Flute), Christopher Saunders (Snout), Peter Rose (Bottom), Matthew Best (Theseus), Jean Rigby (Hippolyta)

Creatives/Company

Music: Benjamin Britten
Author: Shakespeare
Adapted by(s): Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears
Company(s): Glyndebourne Opera, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Trinity Boys Choir
Conductor: David Atherton
Director: Peter Hall
Design: John Bury
Lighting: John Bury
Choreographer: Lynne Hockney