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A Midsummer Night's Dream

BBC Radio 3
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An opera In three acts by Benjamin Britten
Libretto, after SHAKESPEARE, by PETER PEARS and THE COMPOSER
Scottish Opera production from the MacRobert Centre, Stirling Fairies (trebles):
SCOTTISH BAROQUE ENSEMBLE leader I,EONARD FRIEDMAN conducted by RODERICK BRYDON Produced by TOBY ROBERTSON
Act 1: A wood outside Athens
7.50* Britten's Night Music
Talk by CHRISTOPHER HEADINGTON
8.0' A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act 2
8.50* Britten and Parody Talk by DONALD MITCHELL
9.0* A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act 3

Contributors

Unknown:
Benjamin Britten
Unknown:
Peter Pears
Unknown:
Eonard Friedman
Conducted By:
Roderick Brydon
Produced By:
Toby Robertson
Talk By:
Christopher Headington
Talk By:
Donald Mitchell
Source: Radio Times

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