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

Cast/Performers

Tim Mead (Oberon), Kathleen Kim (Tytania), Benjamin Hulett (Lysander), Duncan Rock (Demetrius), Elizabeth DeShong (Hemia), Kate Royal (Helena), Michael Sumuel (Theseus), Claudia Huckle (Hippolyta), Matthew Rose (Bottom), Anthony Gregory (Flute), David Soar (Quince), Sion Goronwy (Snug), Colin Judson (Snout), William Dazeley (Starveling)

Creatives/Company

Music: Benjamin Britten
Author: Shakespeare
Adapted by(s): Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears
Company(s): Glyndebourne Opera, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Director(s): Peter Hall, Lynne Hockney (revival director)
Conductor: Kazushi Ono