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A Midsummer Night's Dream
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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.
| Music | Benjamin Britten |
| Author | Shakespeare |
| Adapted by | Benjamin Britten |
| Adapted by | Pears |
