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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]

2. theopera101.com › operas › dreamA Midsummer Night's Dream | The Opera 101

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   It is night in the woods outside Athens. Oberon argues with Tytania over a young changeling boy (Oberon wants him for a knight whilst Tytania wants to keep him as his mother was one of her servants). Refusing to give the boy up, Tytania leaves. Oberon calls Puck and sends him to find a magical flower.

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   Oct 31, 2023 · 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 ...

5. www.eno.org › introduction-midsummer-nights-dreamIntroduction to A Midsummer Night's Dream opera | ENO

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   This adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream was first performed in 1960, at the reopening of the Jubilee Hall in in Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Britten and his partner, Peter Pears, started working on the opera just one year earlier. Because of this, Britten and Pears decided to use a script that was already to hand – the opera’s ...

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   Feb 18, 2010 · "Now until the break of day" - the Act 3 finale from "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Experience Baz Luhrmann's colour-drenched realm of midsummer magic, inhabit...

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   The Metropolitan Opera. Login / Register Calendar. Synopsis: A Midsummer Night's Dream. Select alanguage to update the synopsis text. Composer. Benjamin Britten. Librettist. Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears, after Shakespeare. Sung In.

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   Who wrote A Midsummer Night's Dream?

   • 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.

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   When was A Midsummer Night's Dream first staged?

   • First staged in 1995, this is the second time Canadian opera director Robert Carsen’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be brought to the London Coliseum. Learn about the opera composed by Benjamin Britten based on the Shakespeare play. Meet characters on their journey of love triangles and mistaken identities.

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   Is A Midsummer Night's Dream a good opera?

   • A Midsummer Night’s Dream ( MSND) is an appealing opera in part because of how flexible it is. On the simplest level, it is an evening of sheer enchantment, a traditional fairytale with plenty of comedy. On another, it is a psychological treasure trove, purity, madness and cruelty crashing against each other to riveting effect.

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   What is A Midsummer Night's Dream About?

   • A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a story of four interconnecting plots, all leading to the celebration of the wedding of Duke Theseus and the Amazon Queen, Hippolyta.

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   Synopsis. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a story of four interconnecting plots, all leading to the celebration of the wedding of Duke Theseus and the Amazon Queen, Hippolyta. We see the fairy King, Oberon, and his wife, Tytania, quarrel; two young men who are put under a love spell for the same woman, who believes them to be tricking her; and a ...