Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Glyndebourne, James Bowman, Ileana Cotrubas, Curt Appelgreen, Felicity Lott
[ Opus Arte / DVD ]
Release Date: Friday 25 August 2023
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Glyndebourne's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream is pure magic. Brilliantly adapted from Shakespeare's play, the opera follows the adventures of four lovers and a group of naïve rustics who, in a wood on a moonstruck midsummer night, fall foul of Oberon and Tytania, the quarrelling king and queen of the fairies.
In Peter Hall's remarkable staging, the very wood comes alive as logs and trees move and rustle, creating ambiguous silhouettes in the dark mysterious woodland, lit only by designer John Bury's wonderful rising sun and moon.
Tytania - Ileana Cotrubas
Oberon - James Bowman
Bottom - Curt Appelgren
Hermia - Cynthia Buchan
Lysander - Ryland Davies
Demetrius - Dale Duesing
Helena - Felicity Lott
Quince - Robert Bryson
Snug - Andrew Gallagher
Starveling - Donald Bell
Flute - Patrick Power
Snout - Adrian Thompson
Theseus - Lieuwe Visser
Hippolyta - Claire Powell
Puck - Damien Nash
The Glyndebourne Chorus
Chorus Master - Jane Glover
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Leader - David Nolan
Conductor - Bernard Haitink
Director - Peter Hall
Designer - John Bury
"The perfect Britten opera for this Sussex countryside setting"
(The Times)
"Peter Hall's 1981 Glyndebourne production of Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream has long been regarded by many as the definitive staging of the work."
(The Guardian)
