Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Synopsis

Benjamin Britten’s opera A Midsummer Night’s Dream recorded at the Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh in 1960. The English Opera Group Orchestra is conducted by Britten. Alfred Deller is Oberon and Jennifer Vyvyan is Tytania.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Writer

Benjamin Britten; Peter Pears

Music

Benjamin Britten

Cast

Alfred Deller
April Cantelo
Barry Ferguson
David Kelly (2)
Edward Byles
Forbes Robinson
George Maran
Jennifer Vyvyan
Johanna Peters
Joseph Ward
Kevin Platts
Leonide Massine
Marjorie Thomas
Michael Bauer
Norman Lumsden
Owen Brannigan
Peter Pears
Robert McCutcheon
Thomas Bevan
Thomas Hemsley
Thomas Smyth

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

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Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

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