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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 26 June 2001
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Librettist: Benjamin Britten & Peter Pears
Conductor: David Atherton
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Oberon: Michael Chance
Tytania: Lisa Larsson
Puck: Jack Liman
Peaseblossom: Alan Machacek
Cobweb: Joel Robinson
Mustardseed: Jonathan Musgrave
Moth: Thomas Chapman
Theseus: Matthew Best
Hippolyta: Jean Rigby
Lysander: Gordon Gietz
Demetrius: William Dazeley
Hermia: Ann Taylor
Helena: Madeline Bender
Bottom: Peter Rose
Quince: Henry Waddington
Flute: Barry Banks
Snug: Geoffrey Moses
Snout: Christopher Saunders
Starveling: Henry Newman
Production Team
Original Producer: Peter Hall
Set Designer: John Bury
Costume Designer: John Bury
Lighting Designer: John Bury
Choreographer: Lynne Hockney
Revival Lighting Designer: Keith Benson
Special Effects: Foy
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Librettist: Benjamin Britten & Peter Pears
Conductor: David Atherton
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Oberon: Michael Chance
Tytania: Lisa Larsson
Puck: Jack Liman
Peaseblossom: Alan Machacek
Cobweb: Joel Robinson
Mustardseed: Jonathan Musgrave
Moth: Thomas Chapman
Theseus: Matthew Best
Hippolyta: Jean Rigby
Lysander: Gordon Gietz
Demetrius: William Dazeley
Hermia: Ann Taylor
Helena: Madeline Bender
Bottom: Peter Rose
Quince: Henry Waddington
Flute: Barry Banks
Snug: Geoffrey Moses
Snout: Christopher Saunders
Starveling: Henry Newman
Production Team
Original Producer: Peter Hall
Set Designer: John Bury
Costume Designer: John Bury
Lighting Designer: John Bury
Choreographer: Lynne Hockney
Revival Lighting Designer: Keith Benson
Special Effects: Foy