Prom 68: Britten鈥檚 A Midsummer Night鈥檚 Dream
Live at the 91热爆 Proms: Garsington Opera conducted by Douglas Boyd and with soloists including Iestyn Davies and Lucy Crowe perform Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Live at the 91热爆 Proms: Garsington Opera conducted by Douglas Boyd and with soloists including Iestyn Davies and Lucy Crowe perform Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Presented by Andrew McGregor, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
7pm
Benjamin Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Acts 1 & 2
c.8.35pm
INTERVAL: Netia Jones, director and designer of tonight's opera, talks to Andrew McGregor about her approach to Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream, the influence of the original 1960 production, and the opera's relationship to the Shakespeare play.
c.9pm
Act 3
Iestyn Davies (Oberon)
Lucy Crowe (Tytania)
Daniel Vening (Bottom)
Caspar Singh (Lysander)
James Newby (Demetrius)
Stephanie Wake-Edwards (Hermia)
Camilla Harris (Helena)
Nicholas Crawley (Theseus)
Christine Rice (Hippolyta)
John Savournin (Quince)
Frazer Scott (Snug)
James Way (Flute)
Geoffrey Dolton (Starveling)
Adam Sullivan (Snout)
Jerone Marsh-Reid (Puck)
Garsington Opera
Philharmonia Orchestra
Douglas Boyd (conductor)
Garsington Opera makes its Proms debut with Britten鈥檚 most successful operatic export after Peter Grimes. In his night-scented adaptation of Shakespeare鈥檚 A Midsummer Night鈥檚 Dream, Britten leads his audience into a dream world, unravelling the nature of human interaction and love as he goes. Expect a force field of enchantment to fill the Royal Albert Hall in this semi-staged performance from the Philharmonia Orchestra and one of Britain鈥檚 most distinguished opera companies.
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Benjamin Britten
A Midsummer Night's Dream Op.64 - Acts 1 and 2
Performer: Iestyn Davies. Performer: Lucy Crowe. Performer: James Newby. Performer: Caspar Singh. Performer: Stephanie Wake-Edwards. Performer: Camilla Harris. Performer: Nicholas Crawley. Performer: Christine Rice. Performer: John Savournin. Performer: Frazer Scott. Performer: James Way. Performer: Geoffrey Dolton. Performer: Adam Sullivan. Performer: Jerone Marsh-Reid. Performer: Daniel Vening. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Douglas Boyd. -
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Benjamin Britten
A Midsummer Night's Dream Op.64 - Act 3
Performer: Iestyn Davies. Performer: Lucy Crowe. Performer: James Newby. Performer: Caspar Singh. Performer: Stephanie Wake-Edwards. Performer: Camilla Harris. Performer: Nicholas Crawley. Performer: Christine Rice. Performer: John Savournin. Performer: Frazer Scott. Performer: James Way. Performer: Geoffrey Dolton. Performer: Adam Sullivan. Performer: Jerone Marsh-Reid. Performer: Daniel Vening. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Douglas Boyd. -
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
String Quartet no.12 in F major Op.96 'American' (1st mvt)
Ensemble: Pavel Haas Quartet.- Dvorak String Quartets - Pavel Haas Quartet.
- Supraphon.
- 5.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
String Quartet no.12 in F major, Op.96 'American' (4th mvt)
Ensemble: Pavel Haas Quartet.- Dvorak String Quartets - Pavel Haas Quartet.
- Supraphon.
- 6.
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