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. Sung in English, with surtitles projected above the stage.
Cast/Performers
Christopher Ainslie (Oberon),
Soraya Mafi (Tytania),
David Webb (Lysander),
Clare Presland (Hermia),
Matthew Durkan (Demetrius),
Eleanor Dennis (Helena),
Joshua Bloom (Bottom),
Graeme Danby (Quince),
Robert Murray (Flute),
Jonathan Lemalu (Snug),
Timothy Robinson (Snout),
Simon Butteriss (Starveling),
Andri Bjorn Robertsson (Theseus),
Emma Carrington (Hippolyta)
Creatives/Company
Music:
Benjamin BrittenAuthor:
ShakespeareAdapted by(s):
Benjamin Britten,
Peter PearsCompany:
English National OperaConductor:
Alexander SoddyDirector(s):
Robert Carsen,
Matthew Bourne (movement director)
Design:
Michael LevineLighting(s):
Robert Carsen,
Peter van Praet