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Benjamin Britten's A midsummer night's dream /

Glyndebourne's production of Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream is pure magic. Brilliantly adapted from Shakespeare's play, the opera follows the adventures of the four lovers and a group of naïve rustics who, in a wood on a moonstruck night, fall foul of Oberon and Tytania, the...

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Corporate Authors: Glyndebourne Festival Opera Company.; London Philharmonic Orchestra. (Performer); Glyndebourne Festival Chorus. (Performer); TVS (Firm : Great Britain)
Group Author: Cotrubas, Ileana (Performer); Bowman, James. (Performer); Appelgren, Curt, 1945- (Performer); Buchan, Cynthia (Performer); Davies, Ryland, 1943- (Performer); Duesing, Dale. (Performer); Lott, Felicity. (Performer); Bryson, Roger. (Performer); Gallacher, Andrew. (Performer); Bell, Donald, 1934- (Performer); Power, Patrick, 1947- (Performer); Thompson, Adrian. (Performer); Visser, Lieuwe. (Performer); Powell, Claire, 1954- (Performer); Nash, Damien, 1967- (Performer); Haitink, Bernard, 1929- (Conductor); Pears, Peter, 1910-1986. (Librettist); Hall, Peter, 1930-2017. (Producer); Heather, Dave, 1941-2005. (Producer); Bury, John. (Designer); Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
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Literature type: Video DVD
Language: English
German
Spanish
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Musical settings.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616.
Fairy plays.
Operas.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Filmed performances.
Musical settings.
Opera films.
Summary: Glyndebourne's production of Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream is pure magic. Brilliantly adapted from Shakespeare's play, the opera follows the adventures of the four lovers and a group of naïve rustics who, in a wood on a moonstruck night, fall foul of Oberon and Tytania, the quarreling King and Queen of Fairies. In Peter Hall's remarkable staging, that very wood comes alive as logs and trees move and rustle, creating ambiguous silhouettes in the dark mysterious woodland, lit only by John Bury's wonderful rising sun and moon. Counter-tenor James Bowman plays Oberon, Ileana Cotrubas proves a majestic Tytania while baritone Curt Appelgren gives a vivid performance as Bottom. The magic web of Britten's music is brilliantly spun by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Bernard Haitink.--Publisher website.
Item Description: Title on container and disc: A midsummer night's dream.
Originally released in 1981.
Carrier Form: 1 videodisc (156 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Production Credits: Designed by John Bury.
ISBN: 0769776892 :
9780769776897
Index Number: M1500
CLC: J653.2(561)
Call Number: #WDVD/190372

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