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Welsh National Opera present A Midsummer Night's Dream
An opera in three acts by BENJAMIN BRITTEN, libretto after Shakespeare by PETER PEARS and BENJAMIN BRITTEN, with Geraint Evans as Bottom
Cast in order of appearance
WELSH PHILIIARMONIA ORCHESTRA leader JOHN STEIN conducted by Anthony Hose
There will be an interval of two minutes between each act.
This programme may be heard simultaneously in stereo on Radio 3.
For the Welsh National Opera Co:
Set design ALEXANDER MCPHERSON Lighting ROBERT ORNBO
Choreography TERRY GILBERT Produced by IAN WATT-SMITH
For the BBC:
Introduced by HUMPHREY BURTON TV Sound HARRY THOMAS
TV lighting LEN STEPHENS
Directed by VINCENT DOWDALL
BBC Cymru/Wales
The Royal Ballet in The Dream tomorrow at 8.10

Contributors

Unknown:
Benjamin Britten
Unknown:
Peter Pears
Unknown:
Benjamin Britten
Unknown:
Geraint Evans
Leader:
John Stein
Conducted By:
Anthony Hose
Design:
Alexander McPherson
Unknown:
Robert Ornbo
Unknown:
Terry Gilbert
Produced By:
Ian Watt-Smith
Introduced By:
Humphrey Burton
Unknown:
Harry Thomas
Unknown:
Len Stephens
Directed By:
Vincent Dowdall
Puck:
Sylveste McCoy
Cobweb:
Ian Jindal
Peaseblossom:
Gareth Mason
Mustardseed:
Simon Holt
Moth:
Jeremy Cross
Oberon:
James Bowman
Tytania:
Rita Cullis
Lysander:
Arthur Davies
Hermia:
Margaret Morgan
Demetrius:
Henry Newman
Helena:
Suzanne Murphy
Quince:
David Gwynne
Flute:
John Treleaven
Snug:
Ralph Hamer
Snout:
John Harris
Starveling:
Julian Moyle
Theseus:
Roderick Kennedy
Hippolyta:
Patricia Price

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