A Midsummer Night's Dream

When a fairy king quarrels with his queen over a young changeling, he orders his servant, a mischievous sprite, to play a prank on her with hilarious consequences. Adapting Shakespeare’s classic comedy of confused identities, bewildered lovers and a startling metamorphosis, Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream comprises the composer’s perhaps most atmospheric score. An entrancing orchestration of instrumental colours breathes life into a magic wood setting the scene for a mysterious dream world.

• James HallOberon
• Florie ValiquetteTytania
• Richard WiegoldTheseus
• Polly LeechHippolyta
• Thomas AtkinsLysander
• Roxana ConstantinescuHermia
• Marie-Adeline HenryHelena
• Dominic Philip BarberiBottom
• Nicholas CrawleyQuince
• Nicholas BruderPuck
• Paul CurieviciFlute
• Daniel GriceSnug