Name: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Start: 2023-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Glyndebourne

Organization

Singer

Bass

Andri Björn Róbertsson

Quince

Conductor

Dalia Stasevska

Stage director

Sir Peter Hall

Set designer

John Bury

Costume designer

Choreographer

Lynne Hockney

Lighting designer

Paul Pyant

Countertenor

Tim Mead

Oberon

Soprano

Liv Redpath

Tytania

Soraya Mafi

Baritone

Samuel Dale Johnson

Demetrius

Mezzo-soprano

Rachael Wilson

Hermia

Tenor

Caspar Singh

Lysander

Lauren Fagan

Helena

Bass-baritone

Brandon Cedel

Bottom

Henry Waddington

James Way

Flute

Alasdair Elliott

Snout

Patrick Guetti

Snug

Alex Otterburn

Starveling

Dingle Yandell

Theseus

Rosie Aldridge

Hippolyta

Child vocalist

Ben Fletcher

Cobweb

Arlo Murray

Peaseblossom

Benjy Gilbert

Mustardseed

Freddie Balcombe

Moth

Spoken

Oliver Barlow

Puck

Sebastian Selwood

Orchestra

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Glyndebourne

English

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Lewes

United Kingdom

Glyndebourne Festival

Main Stage

Public

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Chefdirigent Musiktheater

Choir

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Contralto

Alto

Continuo

Silent

A Midsummer Night's Dream Britten

Meet the two young performers who are playing Puck in our Festival 2023 production of Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream. They share some of the backstage secrets that help them soar across the stage, as if by magic.

Hermia loves Lysander, but her father orders her to marry Demetrius. Helena loves Demetrius, but he only has eyes for Hermia…

In Shakespeare’s story of dreams and desires, four young lovers find themselves lost in a magical wood – playthings for the fairies who rule there. Inhibition gives way to exploration, as fantasy and reality collide over the course of one heady summer’s night.

An enchanted wood whispers and stirs, fairies sing their songs in moonlit choirs, a king and queen trade elegant insults and love blooms rich and strange in Benjamin Britten’s most bewitching score. Shakespeare’s comedy retains all of its charm in this witty, light-footed adaptation, but also gains new darkness in an intoxicating musical celebration of instinct and illicit desire. This may be a fairytale, but danger is never far away…

With its lavish costumes and magical, Arthur Rackham-inspired designs, Peter Hall’s production is a longstanding Festival favourite. Dalia Stasevska conducts.

A Midsummer Night's Dream by Britten, Sun 16 Jul 2023, From (2023/2023), Directed by Sir Peter Hall,, Conductor Dalia Stasevska, Glyndebourne, Lewes, United Kingdom

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