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A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64, is an opera with music by Benjamin Britten and set to a libretto adapted by the composer and Peter Pears from William Shakespeare 's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream. It was premiered on 11 June 1960 at the Aldeburgh Festival, conducted by the composer and with set and costume designs by Carl Toms. [1]
- English
- 11 June 1960, Aldeburgh Festival
- Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
In adapting Shakespeare’s MSND Britten stuck to the original play text extremely closely. All the characters bar two (Egeus and Philostrate) make the cut, resulting in an opera with a diverse and lively range of characters (nearly 20!).
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Discover A Midsummer Night's Dream. Britten’s opera is based on Shakespeare’s popular comedy, which follows the consequences of a falling-out between the fairy-king Oberon and his queen, Tytania. Mistaken identities, confused lovers and alarming transformations are the result. From the sliding string chords of the magic wood to the rustics ...
A Midsummer Night's Dream Libretto. A Midsummer Night's Dream. Music by Benjamin Britten. Cast: OBERON TITANIA COBWEB PEASEBLOSSOM MUSTARDSEED MOTH TESEO HIPOLITA HERMIA LISANDRO DEMETRIO ELENA BOTTOM QUINCE FLUTE SNUG SNOUT STARVELING PUCK ACT I Introduction (The wood. Deepening twilight.) (Enter Fairies, first group with Cobweb and ...
