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| Composer | Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976) |
| Period | Early 20th century |
| Librettist | Peter Pears after Shakespeare |
| Year | 1960 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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SevilleA Midsummer Night's Dream
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Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Corrado Rovaris; Laurent Pelly; Teatro de la Maestranza; Michel Le Borgne; Massimo Troncanetti
MadridBenjamin Britten - El sueño de una noche de veranoNew production
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Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Ivor Bolton; Deborah Warner; Teatro Real; Christof Hetzer; Luis F Carvalho; Urs Schönebaum; Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real
VilniusA Midsummer Night's Dream
Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Martynas Stakionis; Gintaras Varnas; Lithuanian National Opera; Ričardas Šumila; Julius Geniušas; Vytautas Narbutas; Juozas Statkevičius
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Britten in the Rain: a Dream that charms in parts but lacks cohesion
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Rain cannot wash away the charm of Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Lismore Castle, a visually clever, if uneven, outdoor staging with moments of real enchantment.
Garsington Opera's new A Midsummer Night's Dream
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In the first and last acts, ladies entered with a train still attached to a bolt of cloth, which was then cut to length by an attendant. Was this production brought to the stage in a great hurry, allowing no time for costume fittings?
A Glyndebourne Dream that works its sinister magic
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A strong revival cast, conducted by Dalia Stasevska, demonstrate why Sir Peter Hall's 1981 vintage staging of Britten’s A Midsummer Night's Dream is such a classic.
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Bachtrack top ten: Benjamin Britten
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A tour of Britten, celebrating the finest works by the composer who launched the English operatic renaissance.