Details

The Fairy Queen is based on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and is a mixture of opera and ballet played out in a succession of human and mythological scenes in all its Baroque splendour. Revival. Running time approx. 2 hours 55 mins

Cast/Performers

Joan Rodgers (Titania), Tom Randle (Oberon), Mary Nelson (Trash), Toby Stafford-Allen (Henry), Carolyn Sampson (Tanterabogus), Gail Pearson (Caroline), Christopher Josey (Dick), Mark Richardson (Theseus / Hymen), Graeme Danby (Brag), Jonathan Best (Drunken Poet), Mark Le Brocq (Boggart), Ryland Angel (Buggen)

Creatives/Company

Author: Purcell
Company: English National Opera
Conductor: Paul Daniel
Director(s): David Pountney (1995 production), Quinny Sacks (revival director), Elaine Tyler-Hall (revival director)
Design: Robert Israel
Costume: Dunya Ramicova
Lighting(s): Rick Fisher (original lighting), Jenny Cane (revival lighting designer)
Choreographer: Quinny Sacks