Rent A Midsummer Night's Dream (1981)
3.8 of 5 from 47 ratings
2h 36min
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- Synopsis:
- Opera in three acts. 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 naive 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 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.
- Actors:
- Ileana Cotrubas, James Bowman, Ryland Davies, Dale Duesing, Cynthia Buchan, Felicity Lott, Curt Appelgren, Roger Bryson, Andrew Gallacher, Donald Bell, Patrick Power, Adrian Thompson, Leuwe Visser, Claire Powell, Martin Warr, Jonathan Whiting, Stephen Jones, Stuart King, Damien Nash, Miles Richardson
- Directors:
- Dave Heather
- Producers:
- Herbert Chappell
- Writers:
- William Shakespeare, Benjamin Britten
- Aka:
- Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Studio:
- Warner Music Entertainment
- Genres:
- Music & Musicals, Performing Arts, Special Interest
