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. Sky and Artsworld Season. Running time 2hrs 50mins

Cast/Performers

Robin Blaze (Oberon), Sarah Tynan (Tytania), Iain Paterson (Theseus), Leah-Marian Jones (Hippolyta), Alfred Boe (Lysander), Leigh Melrose (Demetrius), Victoria Simmonds (Hermia), Linda Richardson (Helena), Peter Rose (Bottom), Graeme Danby (Quince), Christopher Gillett (Flute), Clive Bayley (Snug), Robert Burt (Snout), Leslie John Flanagan (Starveling)

Creatives/Company

Music: Benjamin Britten
Author: Shakespeare
Adapted by(s): Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears
Company: English National Opera
Conductor: Paul Daniel
Director(s): Robert Carsen (original director), Emmanuelle Bastet (revival director)
Design: Michael Levine
Lighting: Davy Cunningham