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Opera on 3: Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream

Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream

BBC Radio 3 - Opera on 3, Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream

Britten's opera A Midsummer Night's Dream recorded at the 2017 Aldeburgh Festival.

Recorded in Snape Maltings Concert Hall at the 2017 Aldeburgh Festival, Britten's Shakespeare adaptation A Midsummer Night's Dream. Starring Iestyn Davies and Sophie Bevan.

Another chance to hear Britten's adaptation of Shakespeare's magical romance A Midsummer Night's Dream which was recorded and first broadcast in 2017 at Snape Maltings Concert Hall as part Aldeburgh Festival. The cast is led by Iestyn Davies and Sophie Bevan, and conducted by Ryan Wigglesworth. 
Andrew McGregor presents and is joined by Britten specialist Paul Kildea in the intervals to discuss Britten's enchanting masterpiece.

Oberon ..... Iestyn Davies (countertenor) 
Tytania ..... Sophie Bevan (soprano) 
Puck ..... Jack Lansbury (actor)
Theseus ..... Clive Bayley (bass)
Bottom ..... Matthew Rose (bass) 
Hippolyta ..... Leah-Marian Jones (mezzo) 
Lysander ..... Nick Pritchard (tenor) 
Demetrius ..... George Humphreys (baritone) 
Hermia ..... Clare Presland (mezzo) 
Helena ..... Eleanor Dennis (soprano) 
Quince ..... Andrew Shore (bass) 
Flute ..... Lawrence Wiliford (tenor) 
Snug ..... Sion Goronwy (bass) 
Snout ..... Nicholas Sharratt (tenor) 
Starveling ..... Simon Butteriss (baritone) 
Cobweb ..... Elliot Harding-smith (treble) 
Moth.....Noah Lucas (treble)
Mustardseed.....Adam Warne (treble)
Peaseblossom ..... Angus Hampson/ Ewan Cacace (treble)
Chorus of Fairies..... Willis Christie, Lorenzo Facchini, Angus Foster,
Nicholas Harding-Smith, Kevin Kurian, Charles Maloney-Charlton, Robert Peters, Matthew Wadey

Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra
Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor).

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