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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 01 July 1989
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Librettist: Benjamin Britten & Peter Pears
Conductor: Jane Glover
Orchestra: London Philharmonic
Cast
Oberon: Michael Chance
Tytania: Elizabeth Gale
Puck: Daniel John
Peaseblossom: Christopher Skillicorn
Cobweb: Stephen Catling
Mustardseed: Christopher Orchard
Moth: Paul Vetch
Theseus: Robert Hayward
Hippolyta: Susan Bickley
Lysander: Ryland Davies
Demetrius: Jeffrey Black
Hermia: Cynthia Buchan
Helena: Annegeer Stumphius
Bottom: Curt Appelgren
Quince: Roger Bryson
Flute: John Graham-Hall
Snug: Andrew Gallacher
Snout: Adrian Thompson
Starveling: John Hancorn
Production Team
Original Director: Peter Hall
Associate Director: Christopher Newell
Set Designer: John Bury
Costume Designer: John Bury
Lighting Designer: John Bury
Choreographer: Jenny Weston
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Librettist: Benjamin Britten & Peter Pears
Conductor: Jane Glover
Orchestra: London Philharmonic
Cast
Oberon: Michael Chance
Tytania: Elizabeth Gale
Puck: Daniel John
Peaseblossom: Christopher Skillicorn
Cobweb: Stephen Catling
Mustardseed: Christopher Orchard
Moth: Paul Vetch
Theseus: Robert Hayward
Hippolyta: Susan Bickley
Lysander: Ryland Davies
Demetrius: Jeffrey Black
Hermia: Cynthia Buchan
Helena: Annegeer Stumphius
Bottom: Curt Appelgren
Quince: Roger Bryson
Flute: John Graham-Hall
Snug: Andrew Gallacher
Snout: Adrian Thompson
Starveling: John Hancorn
Production Team
Original Director: Peter Hall
Associate Director: Christopher Newell
Set Designer: John Bury
Costume Designer: John Bury
Lighting Designer: John Bury
Choreographer: Jenny Weston